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Nebraska State Patrol: Suspect linked to 4 deaths arrested
LAUREL, Neb. (AP) - Police arrested a suspect early Friday in connection with the deaths of four people in the small northeast Nebraska city of Laurel, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. The patr...
Aug 05, 2022
Lionesses move up to No. 4 while Canada falls to No. 7 in FIFA women's rankings
Canada dropped one place to No. 7 while newly crowned European champion England jumped four places to No. 4 in the new FIFA women's world rankings. The U.S., fresh from its 1-0 CONCACAF W Championship...
Aug 05, 2022
Canada's unemployment rate remains at historic low of 4.9 per cent
OTTAWA, ONT - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate was 4.9 per cent in July, remaining unchanged from the historic low reached in June.The federal agency says in its latest labour force survey...
Aug 05, 2022
Merrifield says he's vaccinated, ready to play for Blue Jays
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Whit Merrifield said Thursday he is vaccinated for COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada. Merrifield was acquired in a trade with Kans...
Aug 05, 2022
Willie Burden stands out for George Hopkins in over half a century with Stampeders
George Hopkins has seen many players come and go during his 51 years with the Calgary Stampeders, but none impacted him more than the late Willie Burden. Burden spent eight seasons as a running back w...
Aug 05, 2022
Montreal looks to build off dramatic mid-week win with Inter Miami in town
MONTREAL - CF Montral head coach Wilfried Nancy isn't one to focus too much on the standings. He believes that getting caught up in other teams' results and recent scores from around the league can be...
Aug 05, 2022
Women's hockey players fear financial fallout of frozen Hockey Canada funding
CALGARY - The federal government suspending Hockey Canada's funding because of problems distant to the national women's team can still affect it. The Canadian women's and para hockey teams rely heavil...
Aug 05, 2022
China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
BEIJING (AP) - China has announced unspecified sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said Friday that Pelosi had ...
Aug 05, 2022
Stats Can job numbers and Toronto drug decriminalization : In The News for Aug. 5
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 Friday, August 5, 2022 ... What we are watchin...
Aug 05, 2022
Blinken: China military drills are 'significant escalation'
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan including missiles fired into Japan's exclusive economic zone represent a...
Aug 05, 2022