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JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity.

NOME, Alaska (AP) — Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday. Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is set to address media this morning after gathering her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan.

LA MALBAIE, Que. — The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet. Carney won the Liberal leadership race last weekend with an overwhelming 86 per cent of the votes from Liberal members.

TORONTO (AP) — Sam Bennett scored power-play goals late in each of the first two periods, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the short-handed Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their seventh victory in eight games

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Vegas 4 Columbus 0 Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 3 Florida 3 Toronto 2 Ottawa 6 Boston 3 Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 3 (SO) New Jersey 3 Edmonton 2 N.Y.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Nick Lardis put away the winner at 10:58 in the third period as the Brantford Bulldogs edged the North Bay Battalion 2-1 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — Chants of “we want playoffs” were raining down at Canadian Tire Centre as the Ottawa Senators picked up their fifth straight win. Much like the players, the fans in the nation’s capital are desperate for some post-season action.