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20-year-old dead, teen injured after shooting in east-end Montreal
Montreal police say a 20-year-old man has died following a shooting in the city's east end Thursday evening. Officers were alerted by a 911 call for gunshots in the city's Anjou district at about 7:15...
Dec 03, 2021

Western Mustangs v. Saskatchewan Huskies could be a Vanier Cup classic
QUEBEC - The Vanier Cup will be a showdown of the two best offences in Canadian university football as the No. 1 Western Mustangs face the No. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies. But Western head coach Greg Marsh...
Dec 03, 2021

Lebanese minister resigns in bid to ease crisis with Saudis
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's information minister announce his resignation Friday, in a bid to ease an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Minister George Kordahi ma...
Dec 03, 2021

UAE agrees to buy French warplanes as Macron visits Gulf
NICE, France (AP) - France says the United Arab Emirates has purchased 80 French-made Rafale warplanes for 16 billion euros. There was no immediate confirmation of the deal from Emirati officials. The...
Dec 03, 2021

Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies
PARIS (AP) - Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of world athletics, has died, his family said Friday. He was 88. "Yes, I confirm. My uncle Lamine Diack passed away Thursday to Friday nig...
Dec 03, 2021

Statistics Canada scheduled to unveil jobs numbers for November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to say this morning how the country's labour market fared last month. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month to a pandemic-era low of 6.7 per c...
Dec 03, 2021

New guidance on COVID booster jabs and new job numbers: In The News for Dec. 3
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. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 03, 2021

NACI to answer urgent plea for COVID-19 booster directives in face of Omicron
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is set to release new guidance this morning on the use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters as public health faces down the threat of the Omicron varia...
Dec 03, 2021

Federal climate plan to meet new targets will be delayed until March: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the new federal climate plan won't be ready until the end of March. The net-zero accountability law passed in June requires the government to make ...
Dec 03, 2021

Disaster expert urges those affected by B.C. flooding to take care of mental health
An expert on the psychological and social impacts of disasters on families is encouraging people affected by devastating floods in British Columbia to take care of their mental health while focusing o...
Dec 03, 2021