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Queen Elizabeth II to skip Highland Games event in Scotland
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Braemar Gathering, a popular Highland Games event, as she struggles with issues getting around. The 96-year-old monarch previously decided to formally ap...
Sep 02, 2022
Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic sai...
Sep 02, 2022
Gas prices expected to drop, Trudeau visits southern Ontario: In The News for Sept. 2
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 Sept. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 02, 2022
Scott Aitchison: Quick facts about the Conservative candidate
OTTAWA - Scott Aitchison, the former mayor of Hunstville, Ont., is running for federal Conservative party leader. The Muskoka region native has spent the majority of his career in municipal politics, ...
Sep 02, 2022
Bail hearing for Saskatchewan mother accused faking deaths before entering U.S.
SASKATOON - A bail hearing is set to begin today for a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her son and illegally crossing the border into the United States. The 48-year-old is s...
Sep 02, 2022
Scott Aitchison: aspiring Conservative leader 'raised by Huntsville'
OTTAWA - Scott Aitchison started knocking on doors at a young age. While other kids growing up in the beautiful Muskoka region of Ontario spent their Saturdays on the water, at soccer practice or watc...
Sep 02, 2022
Quebec election: Liberal party campaigning largely outside Montreal-area strongholds
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade has spent the first week of the campaign far away from the party's Montreal-area strongholds. Despite being down in the polls and struggling to...
Sep 02, 2022
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years for voting fraud
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of involvement in election fraud. The ruling ad...
Sep 01, 2022
Man detained after pointing gun at Argentine vice president
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A man was detained Thursday night after he reportedly aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernndez in what government ministers...
Sep 01, 2022
Canadian women test the waters in Australia in advance of 2023 FIFA World Cup
Canada takes its first step towards the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup against co-host Australia in a pair of friendlies Down Under. Seventh-ranked Canada plays No. 12 Australia on Saturday at Brisbane's...
Sep 01, 2022