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Gilgeous-Alexander, Joseph, Alexander-Walker won't play against Panama
PANAMA CITY - Trae Bell-Haynes, Abu Kigab and Jean-Victor Mukama have been added to Canada's roster for the team's FIBA World Cup qualifying game against Panama on Monday. The trio replace NBA players...
Aug 29, 2022
Advocacy centre in Lethbridge offering hope to young victims of abuse
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Lethbridge has yet to be open for a full year and staff members have already responded to over 150 files.That's according to manager Che...
Aug 29, 2022
Canadian Chase Brown has stellar opening to Illinois' 2022 NCAA opener
Canadian Chase Brown showed why he was on the 2023 Senior Bowl watch list. The Illinois running back ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in the Illini's season-opening 38-6 win over W...
Aug 29, 2022
Judge delays Gov. Kemp's testimony in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that's investigating possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to in...
Aug 29, 2022
Toronto Metropolitan University goes Bold with new nickname for athletics teams
Toronto Metropolitan University made a major move in cutting ties to its longtime Ryerson name. So, why not go bold in its athletics renaming as well? TMU announced Monday that its sports teams will n...
Aug 29, 2022
Argos starter Bethel-Thompson not celebrating CFL career milestone
TORONTO - He has thrown for more yards than Hall of Famer Doug Flutie, but McLeod Bethel-Thompson doesn't see that as a reason to celebrate. Of more importance to the Toronto Argonauts' veteran starte...
Aug 29, 2022
In plot twist, Iraqi Shiite cleric announces retirement
BAGHDAD (AP) - An influential Shiite cleric whose followers have been staging a sit-in outside Iraq's parliament announced his resignation from politics and the closure of his party offices on Monday....
Aug 29, 2022
Cost of climate disasters, N.S. mass shooting inquiry : In The News for Aug. 29
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 Aug. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 29, 2022
Quebec's parties begin criss-crossing province on first full day of election campaign
MONTREAL - Incumbent Premier and Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is beginning the first full day of the election campaign with a news conference in the Quebec City area. Legault will att...
Aug 29, 2022
IAEA chief says mission to big Ukraine nuclear plant on way
BERLIN (AP) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that the U.N. nuclear watchdog's long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine "is now on its way....
Aug 28, 2022