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Death toll jumps to at least 48 in southern China highway collapse as search continues
BEIJING (AP) - The death toll climbed to 48 as search efforts continued in southern China on Thursday after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a steep sl...
May 02, 2024

In the news today: Israeli academics on protests, weight-loss drug coming to Canada
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 academics respond to campus protests One of the demands of pro-Palestin...
May 02, 2024

Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace
MONTREAL - One of the demands of pro-Palestinian activists who have set up protest encampments on university campuses in Canada and the United States is a severing of ties with Israeli universities. T...
May 02, 2024

Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6
The makers of Ozempic say their weight-loss drug Wegovy will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday. Novo Nordisk's weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed wi...
May 02, 2024

Draisaitl scores twice, Oilers advance to second round with 4-3 win over Kings
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Wednesday to win their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series...
May 01, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to second round of NHL playoffs with win over Kings
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of their first-round series. Leon Draisaitl scored twice for th...
May 01, 2024

Stars beat Knights 3-2 at home, grab 3-2 series lead in NHL playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game ...
May 01, 2024

Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to Ch...
May 01, 2024

Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with 4-1 win over Minnesota
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner scored twice in leading Toronto to clinching first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. Toronto (12-4-0-7) moved ahead ...
May 01, 2024

Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
BEIJING (AP) - A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city...
May 01, 2024