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Sports data analytics company predicts Olympic 23 medals for Canada in Beijing
EMERYVILLE, Calif. - A global data analytics company predicts Norway will top the Winter Olympics medal table again and Canada will finish fifth with 23 medals. The California-based Gracenote, which s...
Nov 24, 2021
Benzema handed 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case
VERSAILLES, France (AP) - France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) Wednesday in a sex-tape case that rocked French...
Nov 24, 2021
Benzema handed 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case
VERSAILLES, France (AP) - France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) Wednesday in a sex-tape case that rocked French...
Nov 24, 2021
Debate on hybrid Commons sittings, more rain for BC : In The News for Nov. 24
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. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 24, 2021
Conservatives say virtual Commons proceedings allow government to dodge scrutiny
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs will oppose a government proposal today to return to a hybrid format in the House of Commons, which has allowed MPs to participate virtually in proceedings during the COVID-1...
Nov 24, 2021
Maritime Junior Hockey League launches new jerseys to honour Indigenous communities
HALIFAX - Starting Wednesday, players in the Maritime Junior Hockey League will be donning specially designed jerseys to celebrate Indigenous groups in the country as a part of the organization's Week...
Nov 24, 2021
B.C. announces financial help for evacuees as storm approaches south coast
British Columbia's public safety minister says more than 6,500 people have registered as evacuees and those whose homes were flooded last week are eligible for a $2,000 grant through the Canadian Red ...
Nov 24, 2021
'There's nowhere to put them': Nunavut community still without morgue
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - When James Dulac's friend died in 2019, his body was kept the same way others are in his northern Nunavut community - in a shed with no heat or electricity. Dulac, who lives in G...
Nov 24, 2021
'It was devastating': B.C. woman shares story of flood damage to family farm
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Tiffany de Leeuw says her in-laws realized the gravity of the disaster facing their farm on the Sumas Prairie when a field flooded in 30 minutes. She said her father-in-law and brot...
Nov 24, 2021
Germany's Greens say deal ready for 3-party coalition
BERLIN (AP) - The three parties negotiating to form Germany's next government will finalize and present their coalition agreement Wednesday, the environmentalist Greens said in a statement. The center...
Nov 24, 2021