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Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: CP source
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce the nomination of Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada. A senior government sour...
Oct 26, 2023

Mexican authorities report 27 people killed by Hurricane Otis
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Mexico's security secretary says Hurricane Otis was responsible for at least 27 deaths and four people remained missing. Rosa Icela Rodrguez Rodrguez comments Thursday at Presi...
Oct 26, 2023

Thai player Jasmine Suwannapura takes a first-round lead in the LPGA tournament in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand had seven birdies and an eagle for a 9-under 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the LPGA's Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur G...
Oct 26, 2023

Newcastle's Tonali banned for 10 months from soccer for betting violations, will miss Euro 2024
ROME (AP) - Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali was banned for 10 months by the Italian soccer federation on Thursday for betting on teams he played for - ruling him out of the rest of the Premier Leag...
Oct 26, 2023

Canadian men drop one spot to No. 45 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada, which lost 4-1 to Japan in its lone outing this month, dropped one spot to No. 45 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Japan, which downed Canada 4-1 on Oct. 13 in Niigata before blanking Tunisi...
Oct 26, 2023

Swimmer Sydney Pickrem navigates mental health hurdles to double Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - Sydney Pickrem says depression and anxiety will be her constant companions, but she's able to navigate them by thinking of herself as a human first and a swimmer second. Pickrem, who...
Oct 26, 2023

Montreal's social intervention squad contends with rising need, lack of shelter space
MONTREAL - Equipped with a case of naloxone and a backpack of warm socks, two members of Montreal's social intervention team peer around the side of a dumpster behind a downtown McDonald's, looking to...
Oct 26, 2023

Search for answers underway in Sault Ste. Marie shooting rampage that left five dead
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Investigators are working to piece together what led a man to kill four people - including three children - before turning a gun on himself in the northern Ontario city of Sau...
Oct 26, 2023

Defence to argue for more information in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume with legal sparring between the defence and Ottawa police in an attempt to gain access to internal police communica...
Oct 26, 2023

Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to "prepare the...
Oct 25, 2023