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An anguished anniversary and Freeland in the hot seat: In The News for Dec. 6
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. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 06, 2021

Tributes planned for victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary
MONTREAL - Today marks the 32nd anniversary of what's widely believed to be Canada's largest mass shooting specifically targeting women.The shooting at Montreal's cole Polytechnique took place on Dec....
Dec 06, 2021

Solomon Islands leader wins no-confidence vote after riots
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The leader of the Solomon Islands has survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament following riots in the capital city last month. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare tol...
Dec 05, 2021

Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years
BANGKOK (AP) - A special court in Myanmar's capital sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coro...
Dec 05, 2021

Dadonov, Pacioretty, Roy lift Vegas over Calgary 3-2
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Evgenii Dadonov scored his seventh goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Sunday night. Less than two minutes after Calgary's Elias Lindholm cu...
Dec 05, 2021

Winnipeg Jets double up Maple Leafs 6-3 in Blake Wheeler's 1,000th NHL game
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler celebrated his 1,000th NHL game with a pair of assists in a scrappy 6-3 victory for the Winnipeg Jets over the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday, but he still wasn't able to score hi...
Dec 05, 2021

Adrian Kempe scores twice for L.A. Kings in win against Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Adrian Kempe scored a pair of goals and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing skid by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Sunday. Rasmus Kupari, Drew Doughty and Trevor Moore als...
Dec 05, 2021

Struggling Canucks fire GM Jim Benning, head coach Travis Green: reports
VANCOUVER - The beleaguered Vancouver Canucks have reportedly fired general manager Jim Benning. Multiple outlets reported the news Sunday, hours after Sportsnet's Eliotte Friedman reported that the t...
Dec 05, 2021

O'Neil, Hodges, Miñoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O'Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do the same. Now, lon...
Dec 05, 2021

Rebels overcome 3-0 deficit to beat Hitmen in overtime
The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up their weekend with a 3-3 ties against the Calgary Hitmen at the Peavey Mart Centrium Sunday night.The tie followed a 4-0 loss to Moose Jaw Friday evening at the Centrium...
Dec 05, 2021