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Nobel winners call attention to Egypt political prisoners
LONDON (AP) - A group of winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature urged world leaders on Wednesday to raise human rights issues as they visit Egypt for the COP27 climate change conference. In a lette...
Nov 2, 2022
Temperature records tumble during Vancouver Island's Hot-tober
NANAIMO - It might have ended on a typically cool and dreary note, but temperatures throughout October 2022 still made the record books.The mean temperature for the month, an average of all the daytim...
Nov 2, 2022
Hong Kong Sevens returns after three-year hiatus due to the pandemic
Canada will open the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series against Argentina on Friday as the Hong Kong Sevens returns after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Organizers are hoping the 16-country tourn...
Nov 2, 2022
Former Whitecaps soccer coach Bob Birarda to be sentenced on sex charges
VANCOUVER - A provincial court judge in North Vancouver is expected to sentence Bob Birarda, a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Soccer Canada, for sex offences spanning two decades against...
Nov 2, 2022
Funeral to honour RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - Thousands of first responders, including from Washington state and as far away as Ontario, are expected to gather in Richmond, B.C., for today's funeral of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang. T...
Nov 2, 2022
Funeral to honour RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - Thousands of first responders, including from Washington state and as far away as Ontario, are expected to gather in Richmond, B.C., for today's funeral of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang. T...
Nov 2, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry continues and Strike fight in Ontario: In The News for Nov. 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 Nov. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 2, 2022
Israel's Netanyahu appears to edge toward victory after vote
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed toward victory in national elections on Wednesday, with more than two-thirds of ballots showing that voters gav...
Nov 2, 2022
Blackwood brilliant as New Jersey Devils down struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-2
VANCOUVER - Yegor Sharangovich and Jack Hughes each scored and notched an assist and the New Jersey Devils dumped the Canucks 5-2 in Vancouver on Tuesday. Nico Hischier, Michael McLeod and Dawson Merc...
Nov 1, 2022
McCullers 1st to give up 5 home runs in World Series game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lance McCullers Jr. didn't have to look - he had seen enough already. Rhys Hoskins had just lined a slider into the left-field seats for the Philadelphia Phillies' fifth home run i...
Nov 1, 2022