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A month after contracting COVID-19, De Grasse withdraws from world 200 metres
EUGENE, Ore. - Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the 200 metres at the world track and field championships, the event in which he won Olympic gold last summer in Tokyo. The 27-ye...
Jul 18, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King granted bail
OTTAWA - Pat King, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been granted bail. The decision was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom Monday by S...
Jul 18, 2022
Vanessa Gilles making her presence felt with Canadian women's soccer team
A rock in the heart of the defence and an aerial threat at the other end of the pitch, Vanessa Gilles has become an important member of the Canadian women's soccer team. The 26-year-old from Ottawa is...
Jul 18, 2022
Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran's ...
Jul 18, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Armchair wildfire experts should wait for facts before criticizing
THERE WAS MUCH to criticize in B.C.'s response to last summer's wildfires but could we wait until there's actually something to criticize this summer before we get on our high horses again?And while w...
Jul 18, 2022
Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement office...
Jul 18, 2022
Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18
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 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 18, 2022
After guilty pleas, ex-PQ leader André Boisclair to be sentenced for sex assaults
MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andre Boisclair will find out today whether a judge will accept a jointly recommended sentence stemming from his guilty plea in two sexual assault cases. Boiscla...
Jul 18, 2022
Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?
OTTAWA - When 48 Catholic church entities signed on to fundraise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was spelled out they would do so through their ...
Jul 18, 2022
2022 midterms: What to watch in Maryland's primary elections
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Republican race for Maryland governor in Tuesday's primary election pits a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan against a rival endorsed by Donald Trump. It's an ear...
Jul 17, 2022
