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Canada remains undefeated at FIBA women's World Cup with 59-45 win over France
SYDNEY, Australia - It took less than five minutes for Canada's women's basketball team to turn Friday's World Cup game versus France into a romp. The Canadians' 17-0 run that straddled the second and...
Sep 23, 2022
F1 team Williams releasing Nicholas Latifi at end of season
WANTAGE, England (AP) - Formula One team Williams is releasing Toronto driver Nicholas Latifi when his contract runs out at the end of the season. Williams made the announcement on Friday without sayi...
Sep 23, 2022
New twist in Pogba extortion probe, with brother's videos
PARIS (AP) - A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists took a bizarre new twist Friday with the release by one of the suspects, his elder...
Sep 23, 2022
UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) - A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes in the...
Sep 23, 2022
New twist in Pogba extortion probe, with brother's videos
PARIS (AP) - A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists took a bizarre new twist Friday with the release by one of the suspects, his elder...
Sep 23, 2022
Watching hurricane Fiona, crime gun tracing: In The News for Sept. 23
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. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 23, 2022
'Kind of like carnies': International balloon festival returns to High River, Alta.
HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA - The windswept prairie east of the Rocky Mountains seems an unlikely spot for a hot-air balloon festival, but the town of High River, Alta., is celebrating the event's 10th year. ...
Sep 23, 2022
Feds stop short of mandatory national crime gun tracing, citing provincial control
OTTAWA - Federal agencies are trying to boost efforts to trace the origins of guns used in crimes, but it appears jurisdictional hurdles could prevent the measures from going as far as some would like...
Sep 23, 2022
Quebec election: Party leaders back on the hustings after final debate of campaign
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is campaigning in the Montreal area this morning, a day after he faced targeted attacks from his four opponents during the final election debat...
Sep 23, 2022
Hurricane Fiona forecast to bring 'severe' winds, heavy rainfall to Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - As much as 200 millimetres of rain is forecast to fall on Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec this weekend, as hurricane Fiona tracks towards the East Coast. In addition to significant storm ...
Sep 23, 2022