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Thai protester accused of mocking queen gets 2 years' prison
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Thailand on Monday sentenced an activist to two years in prison for allegedly insulting the country's queen by wearing traditional Thai attire at a demonstration for reform o...
Sep 12, 2022
After the death of a renowned queen, life in London goes on
LONDON (AP) - On morning television, the moment was singularly somber - the departure of the hearse bearing the flag-draped coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. But at the very same hour, as fans in shorts a...
Sep 12, 2022
Forward Nick Suzuki named captain of the Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki is the new captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Coach Martin St-Louis made the announcement Monday morning as part of the team's annual golf tournament at the Laval-sur-le-Lac gol...
Sep 12, 2022
Canada and the Queen, Poilievre to meet with Tory caucus : In The News for Sept. 12
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 Sept. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 12, 2022
As pivotal midterm elections draw near, campaign trajectories upended by Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON - What a difference a day makes - especially a day like June 24, 2022. With the stroke of a pen, the Supreme Court repealed nearly 50 years of abortion rights in the United States. Three mo...
Sep 12, 2022
Canada to be 'prominent' at Queen's lying in state and funeral: diplomat
LONDON - Canada will have a "prominent" role in the lying-in-state and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom says, as preparations in London shift into high g...
Sep 12, 2022
Quebec election: Legault to campaign in hotly contested ridings in Montreal and Laval
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will head to the Montreal area today as he campaigns in a pair of ridings he's hoping to add come Oct. 3. Legault will be in Chteauguay and Sou...
Sep 12, 2022
Liberals say Canadians want more help with the cost-of-living crisis
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. - The federal Liberals say they are determined to do more to help Canadians feeling the pinch from inflation. The caucus is meeting in St. Andrews, N.B., this week for a retreat wh...
Sep 12, 2022
New Zealand PM says no republic plan following queen's death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will not be pursuing any moves toward changing New Zealand to a republic following the death of Queen Eliza...
Sep 12, 2022
Dubai court rejects Danish extradition request for financier
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Emirati court ruled on Monday that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7 billion tax scheme cannot be extradited to Denmark to face charges. The decisio...
Sep 12, 2022