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School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent, principal and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford H...
Dec 09, 2021

Saudi crown prince in 1st visit to Qatar after embargo ended
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince visited Qatar on Thursday, his first trip to Doha since the kingdom rallied other Arab states to end their yearslong rift and embargo of ...
Dec 09, 2021

UK Prime Minister Johnson's wife gives birth to baby girl
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have announced the birth of a baby girl. Johnson's office says a healthy baby, the couple's second child together, was born in a ...
Dec 09, 2021

Foods prices going up, Canada attends democracy summit : In The News for Dec. 9
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 Dec. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 09, 2021

Former B.C. TV weather forecaster predicts climate catastrophe and hunger for UN
OTTAWA - As a transplanted British Columbian, Jesse Mason views the extreme and shifting weather patterns unfolding in his native province with a high level of concern. First, there was the heat dome ...
Dec 09, 2021

Virus behind COVID-19 spreads quickly and mutations make it unpredictable: experts
Putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic will mean priming the immune systems of everyone on Earth but the virus is spreading quickly and may take years to "settle down," says an infectious disease spe...
Dec 09, 2021

With Taiwan, Ukraine and Jan. 6 as backdrop, U.S. hosts global Summit for Democracy
WASHINGTON - It's hard to imagine a more dramatic backdrop as President Joe Biden's virtual Summit for Democracy gets underway today: authoritarianism looming large over Ukraine, Taiwan - and the Unit...
Dec 09, 2021

J.T. Miller scores, Vancouver Canucks edge Boston Bruins 2-1 in shootout
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored the shootout winner Wednesday, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins. The Canucks winger patiently outwaited Bruins netminder Jeremy...
Dec 08, 2021

Canadians Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort lead Thunder to thrilling win over Raptors
TORONTO - Canadians Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luguentz Dort made the most of their trip home on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, from Hamilton, had 16 of his 26 points in a pivotal third quarter, whil...
Dec 08, 2021

Canadian flanker Karen Paquin named to World Rugby's 2021 Dream Team
Canadian Karen Paquin has been named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of 2021. The 34-year-old flanker from Quebec City joins players from England, France, Italy, New Zealand and Wales on the a...
Dec 08, 2021