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With China rift ongoing, NBA says free speech remains vital
TOKYO - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kon...
Oct 10, 2019
Police: Indonesia's security minister wounded in stabbing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A knife-wielding man wounded Indonesia's security minister, a local police chief and another person in a western province on Thursday. Police said the attacker may have been influ...
Oct 10, 2019
Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says there was "no blackmail" in the phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump that helped spark an impeachment inquiry. Responding Thursday t...
Oct 10, 2019
No-strike hooky, Mike Tyson and travelling with your pet; In-The-News for Oct. 8
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. 8. What we are watching in...
Oct 10, 2019
Nirvana and the Nordiques; for the Oct. 10 In-The-News we go Unplugged
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. 10. What we are watching i...
Oct 10, 2019
RCMP shuns lie-detector tests for top security clearances despite federal rules
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press has learned the RCMP does not give lie-detector tests to employees undergoing top-level security screenings despite federal rules that require such examinati...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh's stance on Bill 21 called out by anti-hate group
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban d...
Oct 10, 2019
Greens look to Fredericton for potential eastern breakthrough on election night
FREDERICTON - In 2015, the Atlantic Canada election map was awash in red as the Liberals swept all of the region's 32 seats, but this year the Green party is hoping to build on recent provincial ...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh's stance on Bill 21 called out by anti-hate group
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban d...
Oct 10, 2019
Vancouver Canucks name centre Bo Horvat team's latest captain
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat has been trying to hide the news for weeks. It's long been rumoured that the 24-year-old centre would be named the Vancouver Canucks new captain this season, but he worked desper...
Oct 10, 2019