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Koloko soaked up the support both from Cameroon and his teammates after NBA debut
TORONTO - Christian Koloko could barely peel his eyes away from his phone in the Raptors locker-room after Wednesday's game. Toronto's rookie had just made his NBA debut, and although it was 3 a.m. ba...
Oct 21, 2022
Women's World Cup draw to set the stage for 32-team soccer tournament next year
Canada will learn its path at next year's Women's World Cup early Saturday with coach Bev Priestman and Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane in the audience for the draw in Auckland, New Zeal...
Oct 21, 2022
Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts to him and concealing a...
Oct 21, 2022
Italian far-right leader says she is ready to govern
ROME (AP) - Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said Friday she and her allies asked the nation's president to give her the mandate to assemble a new government. Meloni and her allies met briefly ...
Oct 21, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry, police 'social workers' at risk : In The News for Oct. 21
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 Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 21, 2022
OPP testimony on 'dysfunction' in Ottawa police during 'Freedom Convoy' continues
OTTAWA - A senior Ontario Provincial Police officer is expected to be cross-examined this morning at the federal government's inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act. Supt. Craig Abrams told the c...
Oct 21, 2022
David Eby to become British Columbia's NDP leader after leadership dispute
VANCOUVER - David Eby will be declared the leader of British Columbia's governing New Democrats today amid controversy around a leadership race where his only rival was disqualified. Eby says he share...
Oct 21, 2022
Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer
VANCOUVER - Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police D...
Oct 21, 2022
David Eby to become British Columbia's NDP leader after leadership dispute
VANCOUVER - David Eby will be declared the leader of British Columbia's governing New Democrats today amid controversy around a leadership race where his only rival was disqualified. Eby says he share...
Oct 21, 2022
First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe
First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from...
Oct 21, 2022