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Ex PQ-leader Boisclair renounces preliminary hearing, will face sex assault trials
MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andr Boisclair is renouncing his right to a preliminary inquiry on sexual assault charges and will go directly to trial. Boisclair is charged in two separate cas...
Sep 30, 2021
TeleMiracle looking for Saskatchewan entertainers to audition for annual event
With five months until TeleMiracle 46, the Kinsmen Foundation is calling on Saskatchewan entertainers to audition for the annual Saskatchewan charity event.According to a media release, TeleMiracle 46...
Sep 30, 2021
N.B. coroner's inquest told about lack of adequate mental health and addictions help
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Rodney Levi didn't get the mental health help he needed before he was shot dead by police last year in northern New Brunswick, an addictions counsellor and lifelong friend to the Ind...
Sep 30, 2021
Chicago Fire becomes second club to fire manager on eve of visit to Toronto
TORONTO - For the second game in a row, Toronto FC will face a club under new management when Chicago Fire FC come to town Sunday. Chicago (7-15-6) fired head coach Raphael Wicky on Thursday. Assistan...
Sep 30, 2021
Thomaidis: sense of sadness leaving on low note of pandemic, Olympics
There's a sense of sadness in leaving the job on a low note, but Lisa Thomaidis is also looking forward to coming up for air after nearly a decade of juggling two head coaching jobs. Canada Basketball...
Sep 30, 2021
Very heavy rain causes flash floods in Slovenia's capital
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) - Very heavy rainfall has caused flash floods in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana that interrupted a theatre show, surged inside homes, hospitals and other buildings, and forced h...
Sep 30, 2021
Canada marks first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, will mark the first time that Canada recognizes its newest stat holiday, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.The new holiday was made official on June 3 when a Bill...
Sep 30, 2021
Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case
PARIS (AP) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty Thursday of illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid. Sarkozy wasn't present at the Paris court for the ...
Sep 30, 2021
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30
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. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 30, 2021
Jaden Schwartz scores twice as Kraken edge Flames 4-3 in shootout
CALGARY - Jaden Schwartz scored twice on Wednesday, but his assist is what stood out as the highlight as it helped setup Mark Giordano's goal in his triumphant return to Calgary. Jordan Eberle added t...
Sep 30, 2021