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Toronto FC names Bob Bradley head coach and sporting director
Toronto FC has named Bob Bradley head coach and sporting director, looking to his experience and savvy to revive the franchise after a failed season. The 63-year-old Bradley, father of TFC captain Mic...
Nov 24, 2021
Ethiopia says Abiy at war front, handing duties to deputy
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government said Wednesday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to the battlefront to take charge in the country's yearlong war and left the daily work of running th...
Nov 24, 2021
Sports data analytics company predicts Olympic 23 medals for Canada in Beijing
EMERYVILLE, Calif. - A global data analytics company predicts Norway will top the Winter Olympics medal table again and Canada will finish fifth with 23 medals. The California-based Gracenote, which s...
Nov 24, 2021
Benzema handed 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case
VERSAILLES, France (AP) - France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) Wednesday in a sex-tape case that rocked French...
Nov 24, 2021
Benzema handed 1-year suspended sentence in sex-tape case
VERSAILLES, France (AP) - France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) Wednesday in a sex-tape case that rocked French...
Nov 24, 2021
Debate on hybrid Commons sittings, more rain for BC : In The News for Nov. 24
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. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 24, 2021
Conservatives say virtual Commons proceedings allow government to dodge scrutiny
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs will oppose a government proposal today to return to a hybrid format in the House of Commons, which has allowed MPs to participate virtually in proceedings during the COVID-1...
Nov 24, 2021
Maritime Junior Hockey League launches new jerseys to honour Indigenous communities
HALIFAX - Starting Wednesday, players in the Maritime Junior Hockey League will be donning specially designed jerseys to celebrate Indigenous groups in the country as a part of the organization's Week...
Nov 24, 2021
B.C. announces financial help for evacuees as storm approaches south coast
British Columbia's public safety minister says more than 6,500 people have registered as evacuees and those whose homes were flooded last week are eligible for a $2,000 grant through the Canadian Red ...
Nov 24, 2021
Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks
A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found th...
Nov 24, 2021
