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Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday, a rare positive outcome for the pair who were among soc...
Jul 08, 2022
Latest StatsCan jobs numbers, new sanctions against Russia : In The News for July 8
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 July 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 08, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich to learn whether she'll remain in jail
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is expected to learn today whether she'll remain in jail after the Crown accused her of breaching one of her bail conditions. Lich was charged in Februa...
Jul 08, 2022
Too many guns vs. mental health supports: in Highland Park, 'why can't it be both?'
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The man in the fluorescent green baseball cap nervously eyes the video camera, then politely declines to be interviewed. Instead, he listens intently, edging ever closer as his f...
Jul 08, 2022
Calgary Stampede to kick off with parade in first full event since start of pandemic
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is back and set to kick off today with its trademark parade, in it first full event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Stampede was cancelled in 2020 - the first tim...
Jul 08, 2022
Former clerk of the B.C. legislature to be sentenced today for breach of trust
VANCOUVER - The former clerk of British Columbia's legislature will be sentenced today in a Vancouver court for breach of trust over the improper purchase of clothing using public funds. Craig James w...
Jul 08, 2022
New round of sanctions hits Russian TV, media in crackdown on disinformation
OTTAWA - Canada has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia's media machine designed to puncture disinformation campaigns about the war in Ukraine. The sanctions target Russian news agencies, TV st...
Jul 08, 2022
Calgary Stampede to kick off with parade in first full event since start of pandemic
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is back and set to kick off today with its trademark parade, in it first full event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Stampede was cancelled in 2020 - the first tim...
Jul 08, 2022
Moore homers off Gurriel's glove, Mariners beat Toronto 8-3
SEATTLE (AP) - Dylan Moore homered - with an assist from left-fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - and Marco Gonzales gave up two earned runs and pitched into the seventh inning, leading the Seattle Mariners...
Jul 07, 2022
Logan scores two touchdowns as Stampeders defeat Elks 49-6
EDMONTON - Peyton Logan scored two touchdowns, including one on a 122-yard missed field goal return, as the Calgary Stampeders humbled the Edmonton Elks 49-6 on a soggy Thursday night. Calgary (4-0) i...
Jul 07, 2022
