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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon misses Order of Canada ceremony at Rideau Hall due to illness
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is missing today's Order of Canada ceremony at Rideau Hall due to illness. A spokesperson says in a written statement that "with great regret," Simon would not preside ov...
Nov 17, 2022
Brigitte Bardot pens letter to mayor of Montreal suburb condemning proposed deer cull
MONTREAL - French actress Brigitte Bardot is condemning a Montreal suburb's controversial plan to kill most of the deer living in a local park. Bardot published a letter on her foundation's website Tu...
Nov 17, 2022
Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son in 1993. Richard Stephen Fairchild, who turned 63 on Thursday, received a lethal inj...
Nov 17, 2022
Women break through as World Cup play-by-play voices
The World Cup will sound different this year. Jacqui Oatley will become the first woman play-by-play commentator for U.S. World Cup telecasts, heading one of Fox's five broadcast teams for the tournam...
Nov 17, 2022
Cavallini scores winner on late penalty as Canada tops Japan 2-1 in World Cup tuneup
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - A Lucas Cavallini penalty kick in extra time that barely crossed the line provided Canada with an upset 2-1 win against Japan in its FIFA World Cup tuneup on Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022
B.C. Indigenous leaders thank John Horgan for leadership on premier's last full day
VANCOUVER - An organization of British Columbia Indigenous leaders is thanking the outgoing premier for his work on passing legislation affirming Indigenous rights and is calling on John Horgan's succ...
Nov 17, 2022
Women break through as World Cup play-by-play voices
The World Cup will sound different this year. Jacqui Oatley will become the first woman play-by-play commentator for U.S. World Cup telecasts, heading one of Fox's five broadcast teams for the tournam...
Nov 17, 2022
Quebec man charged with terrorism, planning to overthrow Haitian government
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a 51-year-old Quebec man has been charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose. Police say Grald Nicolas will appear at the Quebec ...
Nov 17, 2022
Family: Egypt activist deteriorated since hunger strike
CAIRO (AP) - The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says that they have seen him on Thursday and that his condition has "deteriorated severely." The news of Abdel-Fattah's condit...
Nov 17, 2022
In The News for Nov. 17: Calls to support countries close to Russia-Ukraine war
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 Nov. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 17, 2022