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Nassib's strip-sack helps Raiders in OT victory over Ravens
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib described the electric atmosphere inside a frenzied Allegiant Stadium with one word: "Bananas." But of the 61,756 rabid fans in attendance ...
Sep 14, 2021

'Blatant attack': Panel of UN experts assails 'regressive' Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON - A panel of United Nations human rights experts is formally denouncing what it calls a "regressive" new abortion law in Texas. And the UN panel says the U.S. Supreme Court is complicit in ...
Sep 14, 2021

Jagmeet Singh apologizes to B.C. chiefs, campaigns in critical Ontario ridings
TORONTO - Jagmeet Singh has apologized to the head of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations for not heeding a call to address the organization's annual meeting. "That was a mistake and I take...
Sep 14, 2021

Yellowknife schools ordered to close for 10 days as COVID-19 cases grow
YELLOWKNIFE - The chief public health officer in the Northwest Territories has closed all schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Schools will be closed starting ...
Sep 14, 2021

Cantlay wins PGA Tour player of the year award over Rahm
Patrick Cantlay was voted PGA Tour player of the year on the strength of his four victories, including a one-shot advantage at East Lake that made him the FedEx Cup champion. Tuesday's announcement wa...
Sep 14, 2021

FM says Taliban gov't won't allow militant attacks on others
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The foreign minister in Afghanistan's new Taliban-run Cabinet on Monday said the government remains committed to its promises not to allow militants to use its territory to a...
Sep 14, 2021

Putin to self-isolate due to coronavirus among inner circle
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday. The announcement came in the Kremlin's readout o...
Sep 14, 2021

Liberals, Tories in deadlock; Linda O'Leary verdict expected: In The News for Sept 14
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. 14... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 14, 2021

Verdict expected today in trial of Linda O'Leary, accused in fatal boat crash
A verdict is expected today in the trial of Linda O'Leary, charged in a boat crash that killed two people in central Ontario two years ago. O'Leary, the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, ha...
Sep 14, 2021

Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole tied as election campaign hits final bend
OTTAWA - A new poll shows a complete deadlock between Justin Trudeau's Liberals and Erin O'Toole's Conservatives with less than one week left in the federal election. The poll conducted by Leger in co...
Sep 14, 2021