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Police in Portugal resume search for Madeleine McCann, British child missing since 2007
ARADE DAM, Portugal (AP) - Police on Tuesday renewed the search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in 2007 in Portugal, with officers digging and scraping the surface of land near...
May 23, 2023
One arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after RCMP respond to standoff, shots fired
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - One man has been arrested as RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., release details about what they called a "high-risk police incident" that prompted an order for some residents to shelter in p...
May 23, 2023
Five things we learned in David Johnston's first report on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Special rapporteur David Johnston released his first report on foreign interference on Tuesday, which involved analyzing recent media reports on allegations by unnamed national security sourc...
May 23, 2023
Hamlet in Northwest Territories lifts local state of emergency as floodwaters recede
FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. - A hamlet in the Northwest Territories' Beaufort Delta region has lifted a local state of emergency as floodwaters from the Peel River recede. The Hamlet of Fort McPherson decl...
May 23, 2023
Watchdog to probe how military police handled case against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin
OTTAWA - The military police watchdog is launching a probe into how investigators handled a historical sexual-assault allegation against a senior officer who was a central figure in Canada's COVID-19 ...
May 23, 2023
Canada tops Czechs at men's hockey words, will face Finland in quarterfinals
RIGA, Latvia - Tyler Myers scored the winning goal just over four minutes into the third period as Canada ended preliminary-round play at the men's world hockey championship Tuesday with a 3-1 win ove...
May 23, 2023
Illinois AG probe: Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday, saying investigators found that 451 clergy se...
May 23, 2023
Calgary Flames set to announce next general manager, hockey ops changes
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have called a news conference this afternoon to announce the club's general manager and changes to the hockey operations department. Former GM Brad Treliving departed the ...
May 23, 2023
Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Special rapporteur David Johnston said Tuesday that a formal inquiry into foreign interference is not needed, that public hearings should be held as part of his own mandate. Johnston said an ...
May 23, 2023
Shelters fill, residents rush to safety as Super Typhoon Mawar approaches Guam
HONOLULU (AP) - President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration as an intensifying Super Typhoon Mawar approached Guam, where anyone not living in a concrete house was warned to seek safety else...
May 23, 2023