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Indonesian police arrest 44 people suspected of starting forest fires
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities arrested 44 people suspected of starting some of the…

Zelenskyy faces backlash as Ukrainians protest new anti-corruption law
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian activists called for more protests against a law they say…

Publication ban on hearing to decide if festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo fit for trial
VANCOUVER — A judge has imposed a publication ban on a hearing to determine if…

Prime Minister Mark Carney visits his birthplace in Northwest Territories
FORT SMITH — Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the town where he was born Wednesday,…

In the news today: Convoy leaders to be sentenced, festival attack suspect in court
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…

Judge set to deliver ruling after turbulent sexual assault trial of five hockey players
Seven years after an encounter that put sports culture under a national microscope and sparked…

A timeline of sexual assault allegations against former Hockey Canada junior players
A timeline of events that led to former Canada world junior hockey team players Michael…

Canadian researchers create tool to remove anti-deepfake watermarks from AI content
OTTAWA — University of Waterloo researchers have built a tool that can quickly remove watermarks…

Premiers praise Carney and one another as they wrap up meetings in Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his…

Hockey players’ sex assault trial: What court heard about each of the 5 accused
An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling Thursday in the case of five…

Canada should follow U.K.’s move to lower voting age to 16, says senator
OTTAWA — Now that the British government has vowed to lower its voting age to…

Defence wants absolute discharge for Barber in ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial
OTTAWA — A lawyer for one of two leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” facing sentencing…

Japan’s Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will make a decision on…

Trump’s favorability has fallen among AAPI adults since last year, AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds
A small but fast-growing group in the United States has soured somewhat on President Donald…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker…