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Arbour calls for 'immediate' transfer of CAF sexual misconduct cases to civilians
OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has told the federal government to "immediately" transfer all criminal cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct in the military to civilian...
Nov 04, 2021

Sabres end 8-month stalemate by trading Jack Eichel to Vegas
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Jack Eichel era in Buffalo is over, with a nasty public eight-month feud reaching a conclusion on Thursday when the Sabres traded their former captain and face of the franchis...
Nov 04, 2021

Prairie produced film screening in North Battleford
An independent filmmaker who grew up in Northwest Saskatchewan will have local audiences seeing his latest project on the big screen.Connecting Flights, a new film from Bubbadog Productions, will play...
Nov 04, 2021

Ex-queen: Jordan prince who feuded with king still not free
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian prince who was put under house arrest by his half-brother, King Abdullah II, in the spring is still not free, his mother alleged, drawing new attention to a scandal th...
Nov 04, 2021

Tennis, sex and politics combine in Chinese #MeToo scandal
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by a Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government of...
Nov 04, 2021

Tennis, sex and politics combine in Chinese #MeToo scandal
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by a Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government of...
Nov 04, 2021

Health spending surge, calls to fund Kabul safe houses : In The News for Nov. 4
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. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 04, 2021

Conservatives call for government to fund Afghan safe houses for ex-interpreters
OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition is calling on Liberal government to give urgent funding to Kabul safe houses that are providing refuge to 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families. On Friday, ...
Nov 04, 2021

Post-pandemic health systems could be challenged by COVID-19 spending spike: CIHI
OTTAWA - A spike in health-care spending during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to some serious financial challenges for provinces as they work to rebuild their health systems in the aftermath, accor...
Nov 04, 2021

VanVleet scores 33 as Raptors beat Wizards 109-100
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 33 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 109-100 on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory. ...
Nov 04, 2021