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Erdogan unveils Turkey's first astronaut on election trail

Erdogan unveils Turkey's first astronaut on election trail

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s first astronaut will travel to the International Space Station by the end of the year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday after an illness forced him to cancel several days of appearances.
Too few campsites for demand: Manitoba government promises to build more sites

Too few campsites for demand: Manitoba government promises to build more sites

WINNIPEG — Megan Maxwell, like many Manitobans, fires up her computer every spring on the opening day of campsite reservations.
Alberta's two main political rivals have baggage to shed ahead of May 29 election

Alberta's two main political rivals have baggage to shed ahead of May 29 election

EDMONTON — Alberta’s two main provincial political party leaders are set to duel for the province's highest office starting Monday in a campaign that for both could be a case of win or go home.
Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot

Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine's drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an

210 migrant bodies wash up on Tunisia coast in under 2 weeks

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s coast guard says it has recovered around 210 bodies of migrants under two weeks that have washed up on the North African country’s central coastline amid an ongoing increase in migration .

Russian court fines war critic who asked for prison instead

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Russia convicted a woman from a Siberian city over social media posts condemning the war in Ukraine and punished her Friday with a steep fine even though both she and the prosecution asked for a prison sentence.
Georgia's Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on

Georgia's Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on

BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — A slate of Georgia Republicans led by Gov.
Inflation pressures remain persistent as consumers pull back

Inflation pressures remain persistent as consumers pull back

WASHINGTON (AP) — Key measures of prices and wages remained high in March, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates next week for the 10th time since March of last year in its drive to defeat high inflation.
Families minister says Tory premiers touting child care should ask Poilievre for plan

Families minister says Tory premiers touting child care should ask Poilievre for plan

OTTAWA — Provincial conservative premiers touting $10-a-day child-care deals with Ottawa is a welcome move, even if some of the leaders now campaigning on the deals were among the last to sign them, federal Liberal Families Minister Karina Gould said
Ukraine welcomes EU deal on continued farm exports

Ukraine welcomes EU deal on continued farm exports

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday welcomed the European Union’s hard-fought deal to keep farm exports flowing into and through the bloc to world markets, saying that the Middle East and Africa would specifically stand to benefit from it.