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Spanish league loses court battle, won't play match in US
MADRID - The Spanish league lost another battle against the Spanish soccer federation on Friday and won't be allowed to take a regular-season match to the United States, at least not for now. The game...
Nov 15, 2019
As Quebec rolls out COVID-19 ad campaign, experts wonder if it will reach target audience
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun rolling out a COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at putting a human face on the deadly virus and reaching those who discount its severity. The ads - the first of which was...
Sep 23, 2020
Top Nunavut justice says judges can't be too lenient with sentences during pandemic
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Offenders in Nunavut should not necessarily get shorter jail time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nunavut's top judge. Chief Justice Neil Sharkey says while the pandemic shou...
Sep 24, 2020
Shoplifting growing issue in the Battlefords: RCMP, local business owners
Nearly $80,000. That is the value of product that grew legs and walked out of Brett Payne's store in 2017. The local business owner says shoplifting is a growing issue in the Battlefords, added securi...
Feb 07, 2019
IOC denies covering up 2008 Olympic doping cases
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC denied Monday that it covered up doping cases from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a German TV program revealed that positive tests by Jamaican sprinters were not prose...
Apr 03, 2017
Feds preview peacekeeping plan with money for women's rights abroad
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government offered a taste of its peacekeeping plan on Wednesday by promising millions in funding for women’s rights abroad, even as signs point to an actual mission coming ...
Nov 01, 2017
Not to the Wall: Notley won't team up to fight federal carbon tax
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s not interested in presenting a united front with some other provincial leaders against Ottawa’s carbon pricing plan. Saskatchewan Premie...
Oct 06, 2016
Gostisbehere and Giroux lead way, Flyers beat Canucks 4-1 for third straight win
VANCOUVER - If the Canucks were wondering who would fill the offensive gap left behind by injured top-line forward Bo Horvat, the answer wasn’t clear Thursday night. Vancouver dropped a 4-1 deci...
Dec 08, 2017
B.C. mudslides, call to end ban on gay men donating blood: In The News for Nov. 16
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. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 16, 2021
Economic fallout from virus felt in gas lines in Venezuela
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro's government on Monday banned gasoline sales in two states as part of a broader lock-down to stem panic buying by Venezuelans accustomed to hoarding ba...
Mar 17, 2020