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Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police said Tuesday that the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a t...
Oct 04, 2022
3 scientists share Nobel Prize in Physics
STOCKHOLM - This year's Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for their work on quantum information science. Hans Ellegren, Secretary General, Ro...
Oct 04, 2022
Paris joins in TV boycott of World Cup games from Qatar
PARIS (AP) - The city of Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental imp...
Oct 04, 2022
A second mandate for CAQ and North Korea rattles Sabre: In The News for Oct. 4
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. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 04, 2022
Russian losses evident in key liberated Ukrainian city
LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) - The bodies of Russian soldiers were lying in the streets of a key eastern Ukrainian city on Tuesday following their comrades' retreat that marked the latest defeat for Moscow eve...
Oct 04, 2022
Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers say laws causing disproportionate harm
OTTAWA - Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers will argue existing prostitution laws violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the Ontario Superior Court today. The Canadian Allia...
Oct 04, 2022
Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations
VANCOUVER - For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests .... It's lik...
Oct 04, 2022
Immigration could be source of conflict between Ottawa and Quebec's re-elected CAQ
QUEBEC - Control over immigration and Quebec's religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier Franois Legault begins his second mandate. Legault's Coalit...
Oct 04, 2022
Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault looks to form new cabinet after landslide win
QUEBEC - Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier Franois Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re-elected Coalition Avenir Qubec has many new faces to c...
Oct 04, 2022
Holloway leads Oilers to 7-2 pre-season rout over Canucks
EDMONTON - Dylan Holloway had three goals and an assist and Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers came away with a 7-2 pre-season victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. W...
Oct 03, 2022