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Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick wins pro boxing debut in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick won his heavyweight pro boxing debut Friday, knocking out former rugby league star Justin Hodges in 39 seconds. After several skirmishes, Lus...
Dec 06, 2019
US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
WASHINGTON - Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off trade conflicts and a global slowdown and added 266,000 jobs. The unemploym...
Dec 06, 2019
Deadly explosion in Slovakia; buildng at risk of collapse
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Officials say a gas explosion in an apartment block in Slovakia has killed at least five people and others are trapped on the roof of the building. Firefighters say the explosio...
Dec 06, 2019
6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 2 killed
NAIROBI, Kenya - A six-story building collapsed in Kenya's capital on Friday, officials said, with at least two people killed and others trapped in the debris. Associated Press video showed people che...
Dec 06, 2019
Justin Timberlake, Jeremy Rupke and baseball trivia In-The-News for Dec. 6
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 Dec. 6. What we are watching in...
Dec 06, 2019
Supreme Court to rule today on cleanup of contaminated Grassy Narrows site
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to bring clarity today to the question of who should pay for cleaning up a mercury-contaminated site near Ontario's Grassy Nar...
Dec 06, 2019
Events planned to mark sombre 30th anniversary of Polytechnique massacre
MONTREAL - Several events are planned across the country today to mark the grim 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. On the evening of Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman entered Montreal's Ecole polytechniq...
Dec 06, 2019
'The system is broken:' Many can't afford lawyers, don't qualify for legal aid
CALGARY - Legal experts say the justice system is failing Canada's working poor, many of whom are unable to afford lawyers and end up pleading guilty or representing themselves in court. In ...
Dec 06, 2019
Decision expected in appeal of convicted Calgary triple-murderer Douglas Garland
CALGARY - Alberta's top court is to release its decision today on the appeal filed by a man found guilty of killing a Calgary couple and their grandson. Douglas Garland was convicted in 2017 of f...
Dec 06, 2019
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
SHADNAGAR, India - Indian police on Friday fatally shot and killed four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern India, leading some to celebrate their deaths as justice in a case that ...
Dec 05, 2019