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Football Leaks trial: Hacker 'disgusted' at what he found
LISBON, Portugal - A Portuguese hacker whose explosive revelations rattled European soccer told judges at the start of his trial Friday that he was "disgusted" by what he uncovered and had acted in th...
Sep 04, 2020
Phew! Revolting spit and poo brews shown in Swedish exhibit
MALMO, Sweden - Desperate for a drink? There is spit-fermented wine, liquor fermented in prison toilets, and a strong Scottish brew served from the mouth of a taxidermied squirrel. The Disgusting Food...
Sep 04, 2020
Majority of Nanaimo-Ladysmith families sending kids back to school, transition plan created for those unsure
NANAIMO - Attendance is expected to be high at Nanaimo and Ladysmith schools when students return next week. A survey from the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District showed 83 per cent of parents said they...
Sep 04, 2020
Prague, Taipei deepen ties as controversial Czech visit ends
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The mayors of Prague and Taipei announced new areas of co-operation for the two sister cities, including orchestra tours, on Friday as a Czech delegation concluded a weeklong visit to...
Sep 04, 2020
Pandemic preventing Toronto, Boston fans from travelling to see their teams
TORONTO - In another year at another time, this would be a busy weekend for Joseph Hicks. With the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston to face the Red Sox and the Toronto Raptors and Boston Cel...
Sep 04, 2020
Canada's job market and 'Jeopardy!' returns: In The News for Sept. 4
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. 4 ... What...
Sep 04, 2020
Statistics Canada to unveil August job numbers, expected to show gains
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will report this morning how well the country's job market fared in August. After seeing a historic drop of some three million jobs over March and April at the height of the...
Sep 04, 2020
New Brunswick party leaders back on campaign trail after first debate
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's party leaders are back on the election campaign trail today following last night's first debate. They will concentrate their efforts in the Fredericton and Moncton areas....
Sep 04, 2020
Thai students turn agitators for educational reform
BANGKOK - She's 15, writes love stories and likes indie music and anime cartoons. So far so normal. But two weeks ago Benjamaporn Nivas upended traditional notions of Thai schoolkids' behaviour by lea...
Sep 03, 2020
Demko perfect as Canucks blank Golden Knights 4-0; Vancouver ties series 3-3
EDMONTON - Thatcher Demko stopped all 48 shots he faced for his first-ever post-season shutout to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and force...
Sep 03, 2020