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PBO report finds that NDP plan to slash student debt would cost $4 billion
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says the NDP plan to cut student debt would cost about $4 billion. The New Democrats' campaign-style pledge this spring promised to cancel up to $20,000 in tuitio...
May 19, 2021
Officials: Several rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security officials said several rockets were fired Wednesday from south Lebanon toward Israel, the third such barrage in the past week. The Israeli military said it identified f...
May 19, 2021
Iceland band won't play at Eurovision after positive test
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Iceland's popular Eurovision Song Contest entrant Dadi og Gagnamagnid will not perform live at the event after one of the group tested positive for coronavirus, organizer...
May 19, 2021
Malawi burns 20,000 expired AstraZeneca doses despite pleas
Blantyre, Malawi (AP) - Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control ...
May 19, 2021
'He's just unique': Connor McDavid's masterful season continues with playoff push
Few were the nights this hockey season when a highlight reel didn't include a jaw-dropping clip of Connor McDavid. The Edmonton Oilers' superstar centre set up teammates with stunning no-look passes. ...
May 19, 2021
Ottawa professor Hassan Diab must stand trial in Paris bombing: French court
OTTAWA - A French court has upheld a decision directing Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab to stand trial in the decades-old bombing of a Paris synagogue. The Court of Cassation, the highest court...
May 19, 2021
John Gomery, judge who led inquiry exposing Quebec sponsorship scandal, dead at 88
MONTREAL - John Gomery, the judge who led a public inquiry that helped sink a federal government, has died at age 88. His daughter confirmed his death to The Canadian Press today. Gomery was a Quebec ...
May 19, 2021
US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize
MADRID (AP) - A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country's most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem. The jury that decides the Princess of Asturias Awards a...
May 19, 2021
Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) - Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It's been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of what was once her family's home, destroyed amid a barrage of Is...
May 19, 2021
Demi Lovato is non-binary and is changing pronouns
Singer Demi Lovato revealed on Wednesday they identify as nonbinary and are changing their pronouns, telling fans the decision came after "self-reflective work." "Today is a day I'm so happy to share ...
May 19, 2021