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Biden restricting Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians at border
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday said it would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an...
Jan 05, 2023

Saskatchewan travel agents say they could lose thousands with Sunwing cancellations
Kelly Klassen was driving to central Alberta with her family to visit her brother for the holidays when the emails started filling her inbox.The travel agent from Rosthern, Sask., says she had dozens ...
Jan 05, 2023

Putin orders 36-hour weekend cease-fire in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Moscow's armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, the Kre...
Jan 05, 2023

Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect
VANCOUVER - Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today. The Canadian government announced las...
Jan 05, 2023

Democratic Sen. Stabenow of Michigan won't run again in 2024
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2024, opening up a seat in the key battleground...
Jan 05, 2023

Djokovic, Shapovalov to meet in Adelaide quarterfinals
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International where he will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov. Djokovic defeated Quentin Halys 7-6 (3) 7...
Jan 05, 2023

In The News for Jan. 5: Canadian parents are saving how much in child-care fees?
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 Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 ... What we are watchin...
Jan 05, 2023

Halifax Mooseheads rolling behind powerhouse offence led by Doucet and Dumais
Alexandre Doucet had conflicting emotions when he learned he was being traded to the Mooseheads. He was happy to join Halifax but sad to be leaving the Val-d'Or Foreurs, where he had been since 2018. ...
Jan 05, 2023

Hockey fans say world juniors are a success despite recent scandals
HALIFAX - Capping off a year that saw Hockey Canada mired in scandal over its handling of sexual assault allegations, the world junior hockey championship in Halifax and Moncton, N.B., opened last mon...
Jan 05, 2023

As parents celebrate lower child-care fees, will provinces keep up with demand?
OTTAWA - Nour Alideeb and her partner are trying to decide what to do with the hundreds of dollars they're now saving on child care for their two-year-old son. Parents are seeing their child-care fees...
Jan 05, 2023