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An unapologetic Don Cherry and a button-loving toddler; In-The-News for Nov. 12
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. 12. What we are watching in Canada ... MI...
Nov 12, 2019
Saskatchewan premier has three items on wish list for meeting with Trudeau
OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has three things on his wish list when he talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a meeting set for today in Ottawa. Moe wants to see overseas oil...
Nov 12, 2019
Father of Broncos player who died says Alberta organ donation bill needs work
EDMONTON - The father of a Broncos hockey player whose organs were donated after he died in a catastrophic bus crash says a presumed consent bill before the Alberta legislature is ...
Nov 12, 2019
Afghan president: 3 Taliban released for held US, Australian
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday announced that his government has released three prominent Taliban figures in an effort to get the insurgents to free an American and an Australian pro...
Nov 12, 2019
Express trains collide in Bangladesh, killing at least 15
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Two speeding trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people and injuring scores on Tuesday, officials said. Local police chief Shayamal Kanti Das said the collis...
Nov 11, 2019
Leonard leads Clippers past Raptors in 1st game vs old team
LOS ANGELES - Lou Williams scored 21 points, Kawhi Leonard just missed a triple-double in his first game against his former team and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the defending NBA champion Toronto Ra...
Nov 11, 2019
David Perron scores in overtime, Blues beat Flames 3-2
CALGARY - Scoring game-winning goals is starting to become a habit for David Perron. Perron's goal at 2:46 of overtime on Saturday night, his fifth deciding goal of the season, earned the St. Lou...
Nov 11, 2019
Leafs fall to Flyers in a shootout, lose star winger Mitch Marner to injury
TORONTO - Mike Babcock stepped to the microphone after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss Saturday and answered the only question on the minds of Toronto fans before he was even asked. What'...
Nov 11, 2019
Hockey commentator Don Cherry fired for rant over immigrants
TORONTO - Don Cherry, Canada's most polarizing, flamboyant and opinionated hockey commentator, was fired Monday for calling immigrants "you people" in a television rant in which he said new immigrants...
Nov 11, 2019
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has struck a Gaza City house, targeting a commander from the Islamic Jihad group in a resumption of pinpointed killing. The Iranian-backed Palestinian group co...
Nov 11, 2019