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Canada's Nestor makes 2023 ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame
Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor has been named to the ballot for the 2023 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday. Nestor, who is among seven returning nominees in the player cate...
Oct 17, 2022
Toronto FC takes MLS pay to new heights with US$14 million for Lorenzo Insigne
Toronto FC has taken MLS pay to new heights with Italian star Lorenzo Insigne making US$14 million annually, according to new figures released by the Major League Soccer Players Association. At $14 mi...
Oct 17, 2022
Slain Quebec girl's family sues youth protection, school board for $3 million
GRANBY, Que. - The family of a seven-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 is suing the provincial youth protection authority and the local school board for $3 million, seeking accountability for faili...
Oct 17, 2022
Travel Alberta forecasting tourism boom in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Travel Alberta is collaborating with various tourism agencies to bring more visitors to the province.Andi Dzilums, destination development manager for the Lethbridge to Medicine Hat a...
Oct 17, 2022
Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there is more work to do with banks after another round of carbon-price rebates went out to Canadians without making it clear why they were receivi...
Oct 17, 2022
Milk River Emergency Department to periodically close in October and November
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River are being advised by Alberta Health Services of intermittent closures of the town's emergency healthcare department over the next month.The Milk River Health C...
Oct 17, 2022
Swedish Parliament elects conservative prime minister
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Ulf Kristersson - the conservative Moderate Party leader - as prime minister at the head of a coalition that is being supported by a once radi...
Oct 17, 2022
Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fire that burned through part of Iran's notorious Evin Prison damaged one of the largest buildings at the complex, according to satellite photos analyzed Monday, a...
Oct 17, 2022
Neymar arrives in court for trial over Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A few hours after scoring the winning goal in Paris Saint-Germain's victory over Marseille in the French league, Neymar arrived in court in Spain on Monday to face a trial for ...
Oct 17, 2022
Armoured vehicles to Haiti, Nexus closure concerns : In The News for Oct. 17
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. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 17, 2022