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Malaysian king picks ex-deputy PM as nation's new leader
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's longest-governing political party reclaimed the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, after the king on Friday named its candidate, Ismail Sabri...
Aug 20, 2021

Support for vaccine passports and fire line fatigue: In The News for Aug. 20
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. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 20, 2021

Muslim charity wants court to freeze suspension, citing 'irreparable harm'
OTTAWA - A Muslim charity is asking a court to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out. Ottawa-based Human Concern Interna...
Aug 20, 2021

Climate action, residential school justice top Indigenous election priorities
OTTAWA - Many Penticton Indian Band community members in British Columbia were used to looking out from their living room windows to see the city spread out across the Okanagan Valley. Now, they just ...
Aug 20, 2021

Elks play spoilers, down Lions 21-16 for first win of 2021 CFL season
VANCOUVER - A new local owner in attendance. Fans back in the stands. There were plenty of reasons to party at B.C. Place on Thursday, but the visiting Edmonton Elks spoiled the festivities by notchin...
Aug 19, 2021

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime through to quarterfinals in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime clinched his spot in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati Thursday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 5 seed Matteo Berrettini of It...
Aug 19, 2021

Where the election campaign leaders are for Friday, Aug. 20
OTTAWA - The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Friday, Aug. 20. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau 8:45 a.m. - Justin Trudeau to make an announcement to sup...
Aug 19, 2021

O'Toole pledges support for LGBTQ health as Trudeau questions commitment to community
OTTAWA - A Conservative government would respond to the needs of Canada's LGBTQ community - including on the issue of "poppers" - says Erin O'Toole, despite skepticism from Justin Trudeau on the Tory ...
Aug 19, 2021

Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped...
Aug 19, 2021

Police locate hours after it was stolen, Lethbridge man charged
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A 32-year-old Lethbridge man is facing charges after the theft of a pickup truck early on Wednesday morning.According to Medicine Hat Police Service, the stolen truck was seen being...
Aug 19, 2021