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Stampeders' QB Mitchell set to make his return from broken leg
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell is set to return from a broken leg. Mitchell is listed as the starter for Saturday's Labour Day rematch against the Elks in Edmonton. The two-time CFL m...
Sep 10, 2021
Spanish TV apologies for racist comment about Madrid player
MADRID (AP) - Spain's state television on Friday condemned a racist comment made by a guest sports commentator during the presentation of Real Madrid player Eduardo Camavinga. During Wednesday's prese...
Sep 10, 2021
Rookie linebacker Williams, B.C. Lions in comfort zone ahead of Redblacks rematch
VANCOUVER - It's been a solid start to the season for rookie B.C. Lions linebacker Jordan Williams. Just four games into the campaign, the 26-year-old has already registered 28 defensive tackles, an i...
Sep 10, 2021
Federal leaders back on the hustings after back-to-back debates
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders are back on the campaign trail after locking horns in two back-to-back leaders' debates, while Canadians started voting in advance polls. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was ea...
Sep 10, 2021
U.S. Eagles look to catch Canada in second leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier
Canada coach Kingsley Jones expects a different U.S. Eagles side to show up Saturday from the one beaten 34-21 in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifier last weekend in St. John's, N.L. So d...
Sep 10, 2021
Don't equate plight of Indigenous people with Quebec, Singh says
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he doesn't agree with Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet equating the experience of Indigenous people to the treatment of Quebecers. In Thursday night's E...
Sep 10, 2021
Trial ordered for man charged in fatal Red Deer hit and run
A man charged in a fatal hit and run in north Red Deer three years ago has been ordered to stand trial.Tosh Verstraeten, 32, was ordered to stand trial on July 23 following a preliminary hearing to de...
Sep 10, 2021
Hurricane Larry headed for eastern Newfoundland where gusts could reach 140 km/h
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As hurricane Larry churns its way toward eastern Newfoundland, residents of the Avalon Peninsula are being warned to brace for hurricane-force winds gusting at 140 kilometres per ho...
Sep 10, 2021
Lebanon forms new government, 1st in over a year
BEIRUT (AP) - The Lebanese presidency says a new government has been formed, breaking a 13-month deadlock that saw the country slide deeper into financial chaos and poverty. Lebanon has been without a...
Sep 10, 2021
The English debate and a Canadian star lights up New York: In The News for Sept. 10
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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 10, 2021