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Biden announces $800M in new military assistance for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back against the Russian invasion, but he also warned Congress will need to...
Apr 21, 2022

Man United hire Erik ten Hag as 5th manager in 9 years
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United has hired Erik ten Hag as its fifth manager in nine years, with the Dutchman leaving his role at Ajax at the end of the season. Ten Hag signed a contract t...
Apr 21, 2022

Better COVID tracking, calls for national gun-control plan : In The News for April 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 21 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 21, 2022

Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say
Experts say Canada needs to develop a robust system to detect COVID-19 activity in the absence of wide-scale PCR testing. Since the onset of the Omicron variant, provinces and territories have scaled ...
Apr 21, 2022

Countrywide action to crack down on handguns needed, advocates tell federal minister
OTTAWA - Prominent firearm-control advocates are urging the Liberal government to abandon plans to allow provinces to ban handguns, saying regional measures will lead to a disastrous patchwork across ...
Apr 21, 2022

Ottawa feared repeat of 2020 rail blockades before B.C. pipeline arrests last fall
Federal officials feared a repeat of the 2020 rail blockades one month before RCMP enforced an injunction last fall against protests that cut off access to a pipeline construction site in northern Bri...
Apr 21, 2022

DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series
MILWAUKEE (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie their Eastern Conference first-rou...
Apr 20, 2022

Relentless attacks pound last defenders holed up in Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Relentless Russian attacks pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol as a fighter apparently on the inside issued a video plea for help, saying defend...
Apr 20, 2022

Montrealer among five dead after small plane crashes into soda truck in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Montrealer is among the five victims of a plane crash in Haiti. Paule Robitaille, a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, says she learned of the death of Gamaniel Valcin on We...
Apr 20, 2022

Tapia homer in 5-run second leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1
BOSTON (AP) - Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a five-run second inning for his first RBIs this season, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Wednesday night. Jos Berros (...
Apr 20, 2022