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In the news today: Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incur...
Oct 26, 2023
Montreal's social intervention squad contends with rising need, lack of shelter space
MONTREAL - Equipped with a case of naloxone and a backpack of warm socks, two members of Montreal's social intervention team peer around the side of a dumpster behind a downtown McDonald's, looking to...
Oct 26, 2023
Search for answers underway in Sault Ste. Marie shooting rampage that left five dead
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Investigators are working to piece together what led a man to kill four people - including three children - before turning a gun on himself in the northern Ontario city of Sau...
Oct 26, 2023
Defence to argue for more information in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume with legal sparring between the defence and Ottawa police in an attempt to gain access to internal police communica...
Oct 26, 2023
Melfort RCMP on scene of incident in Park Bay
Update 10:50p.m.:Melfort RCMP have concluded their police operations on Park Bay East in Melfort. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic has returned to normal operations.No details have been provided with re...
Oct 26, 2023
Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to "prepare the...
Oct 25, 2023
Raiders come up short in Swift Current
The Prince Albert Raiders lost a tight one on the road Wednesday night, falling 3-2 to the Swift Current Broncos.The Raiders had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first period but the Broncos rallied to tie...
Oct 25, 2023
China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
BEIJING (AP) - China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Ji...
Oct 25, 2023
Dennis Schroder leads new-look Raptors to season-opening 97-94 win over Timberwolves
TORONTO - Dennis Schroder had 22 points and seven assists as the Toronto Raptors fended off the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-94 Wednesday in the season opener for both teams. Schroder is the first player...
Oct 25, 2023
Police say there’s an active shooter in Lewiston, Maine, and they are investigating multiple scenes
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Maine State Police ordered residents in the state's second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night because of an active shooter situation. The alert for Lewiston was ma...
Oct 25, 2023
