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US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned Hamas' attacks against Israel and all violence against civilians and urged humanitarian aid to Pale...
Oct 18, 2023
Blake Shelton brings his big show to Saskatchewan in 2024
A country music idol is returning to Saskatchewan in the new year.Blake Shelton is bringing his Back to Honky TonKkTour to the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on March 7, 2024, with special guests Dustin ...
Oct 18, 2023
Wab Kinew to be sworn in as Manitoba premier along with new NDP cabinet
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's new premier, Wab Kinew, is scheduled to be sworn in today and appoint his cabinet. Kinew led the New Democrats to victory on Oct. 3 and defeated the Progressive Conservatives, wh...
Oct 18, 2023
In the news today: Israel-Hamas war roils as Canadians fear peace is impossible
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Intense Israeli bombardments continue to strike Gaza Gaza's Interior Ministry s...
Oct 18, 2023
Ottawa antisemitism conference draws PM, party leaders and protesters
OTTAWA - As the Israel-Hamas war continues to roil, Canada's political leaders spoke at a conference on Tuesday night in Ottawa aimed at combating antisemitism, organized by the Centre for Israel and ...
Oct 18, 2023
Criminal trial of convoy organizers moves from resident to police testimony
OTTAWA - A police liaison officer who communicated directly with "Freedom Convoy" protesters during the winter 2022 demonstrations is expected to testify today in the criminal trial of two of its orga...
Oct 18, 2023
Most Canadians think lasting peace between Israel, Palestinians is not possible: poll
OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians don't think lasting peace is possible between Israelis and Palestinians, a new poll suggests. Slightly more than half of the people responding to the Leger poll said l...
Oct 18, 2023
Biden lands in Israel as Middle East turmoil grows following hospital explosion in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - President Joe Biden touched down in Israel on Wednesday for a diplomatic scramble to prevent the war with Hamas from spiraling into an even larger conflict, a challenge that be...
Oct 18, 2023
Gaza's doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victi...
Oct 18, 2023
Auger-Aliassime bounces Ofner, advances to Japan Open quarterfinals
TOKYO - Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Sebastian Ofner of Austria, both coming off exhausting opening-round singles victories in the Japan Open Tennis Championships, went head-to-head in a batt...
Oct 18, 2023
