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Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some ...
Oct 15, 2021
Meaghan Mikkelson's Olympic hockey hopes ride on recovering knee
CALGARY - Meaghan Mikkelson doesn't dwell on timelines and deadlines. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., says she accepts what her recovering left knee can give her each day. When Mikkelson heads...
Oct 15, 2021
N.B. government employees ordered to stop making Indigenous land acknowledgments
FREDERICTON - Government employees in New Brunswick have been ordered to stop making territorial or title acknowledgments in reference to First Nations lands. In a memo issued Thursday to all governme...
Oct 15, 2021
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 70, accor...
Oct 15, 2021
Reports: UK lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents
LONDON (AP) - Police have been called to an incident in eastern England amid reports a lawmaker has been stabbed during a meeting with constituents. Sky News said Conservative lawmaker David Amess was...
Oct 15, 2021
Norway town grapples with loss of residents, sense of safety
KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) - Residents of a Norwegian town with a proud legacy of producing coins, weapons and silver grappled Friday with the horrible knowledge that someone living in their community use...
Oct 15, 2021
Vaccine screening at the airport and one-off inflation: In The News for Oct. 15
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. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 15, 2021
Charlotte, Alan Brookes helped prop up road racing community during pandemic
TORONTO - Charlotte Brookes will be stationed in the command centre when the starter's pistol sounds on the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 10K race Sunday. She expects there will be tears. Sun...
Oct 15, 2021
Hope hinges on emergency: Homeless shelter in central Alberta on brink of closure
RED DEER, Alta. - When a central Alberta city renewed its state of local emergency in response to rising COVID-19 cases, workers at an emergency shelter were overcome with relief. It meant they wouldn...
Oct 15, 2021
Closing submissions in B.C.'s money laundering inquiry to start today
VANCOUVER - Closing submissions in British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering were set to begin today before the commission's final report and recommendations are due Dec. 15. The Cullen ...
Oct 15, 2021