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Report: Haiti gang seeks $17M for kidnapped US missionaries
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based missionary group has demanded a $17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall ...
Oct 19, 2021
Manager Aaron Boone re-signed by Yankees to 3-year contract
NEW YORK - Manager Aaron Boone was re-signed by the New York Yankees to a three-year contract with a club option for 2025 after four winning but unsuccessful seasons. Boone, a third-generation major l...
Oct 19, 2021
Montreal police seek teen suspects in stabbing death of 16-year-old boy
Montreal police are looking for three suspects after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed Monday afternoon in the city's west end. Police confirmed Monday night that the victim had died from his inju...
Oct 19, 2021
Overall crime numbers down in town in latest RCMP report
There was some good news for the Town of Battleford this week. The municipality saw lower overall numbers in the latest RCMP crime report for the town, for the July to September period.Battlefords RCM...
Oct 19, 2021
Madrid forward Benzema on trial in France for blackmail
LYON, France (AP) - Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema will stand trial outside Paris starting Wednesday after being accused of trying to blackmail former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex ta...
Oct 19, 2021
Historic Alberta elections, Quebec government restart : In The News for Oct. 19
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 Oct. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 19, 2021
Legault government hits reset with inaugural speech ahead of 2022 provincial election
Quebec Premier Franois Legault's government will set out its priorities for the rest of its mandate with an inaugural speech later today. Legault announced Oct. 7 he was proroguing the province's legi...
Oct 19, 2021
'We have made the impossible possible': Calgary, Edmonton celebrate mayoral firsts
Alberta's two major cities are set to make history in their mayoral races after Monday's municipal elections across the province. Jyoti Gondek is to become Calgary's first female mayor and Edmonton vo...
Oct 18, 2021
Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars
Tennis players who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the sta...
Oct 18, 2021
Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars
Tennis players who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the sta...
Oct 18, 2021