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Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fello...
May 17, 2023
Prince George passport office up and running
PRINCE GEORGE - Good news for those northerners requiring passport service.The long-awaited passport office officially opens today (May 17) in Prince George. This after Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Ta...
May 17, 2023
Former Pakistani premier Imran Khan says police are surrounding his home
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday that police were surrounding his house in an upscale area of the eastern city of Lahore and he could be arrested. However, p...
May 17, 2023
Veteran Bombers Jefferson, Jeffcoat bring smarts to the gridiron
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson and Jackson Jeffcoat don't care if fans or opponents think they're getting old. The Blue Bombers' 32-year-old pass rushers plan to excel this season by using their football...
May 17, 2023
Trudeau in South Korea warns of growing authoritarianism : In The News for May 17
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 May 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 17, 2023
Authoritarianism gaining ground, Trudeau tells South Korea's National Assembly
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says authoritarianism is gaining ground in an address to South Korean National Assembly Wednesday morning. The prime minister is in Seoul for ...
May 17, 2023
Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has downgraded its long-delayed plan for relations with Africa from a strategy to a framework, saying this better reflects the original intent of th...
May 17, 2023
Arizona Coyotes' bid for new arena appears to be rejected by voters
The Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be dead. In the first release of results from Tuesday's referendum, voters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe were strongly against three propositions t...
May 16, 2023
Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be shot down by voters
The Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be dead. In the first release of results from Tuesday's referendum, voters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe were strongly against three propositions t...
May 16, 2023
Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 132-126 in West opener
DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, powering the Denver Nuggets to a 132-126 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in th...
May 16, 2023