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West Ham player Kurt Zouma condemned for kicking cat
LONDON (AP) - West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has apologized for hitting a cat and the club has condemned him for the abuse caught on video. Zouma is seen kicking and slapping the cat, while laughter can...
Feb 08, 2022
West Ham player Kurt Zouma condemned for kicking cat
LONDON (AP) - West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has apologized for hitting a cat and the club has condemned him for the abuse caught on video. Zouma is seen kicking and slapping the cat, while laughter can...
Feb 08, 2022
No handshakes: Philippine presidency hopefuls open campaigns
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Campaigning in the Philippines' presidential election started Tuesday with a cast of candidates led by a late dictator's son and the pro-democracy current vice president, wi...
Feb 08, 2022
Victory over rival U.S. in women's hockey highlights Canada's day at Beijing Games
BEIJING - Sarah Nurse was lamenting the lack of an available Tim Hortons in Beijing. It wasn't that the forward on Canada's Olympic women's hockey team was craving a cup of joe. She just felt goaltend...
Feb 08, 2022
Ottawa asks for more police, Canadians call protest "selfish": In The News for Feb. 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 Feb 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... P...
Feb 08, 2022
Two-thirds oppose Ottawa protest, but many sympathize with frustration: survey
OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll sug...
Feb 08, 2022
Canadian military moves toward inclusivity, adds feminine versions of ranks in French
MONTREAL - When Jose Payeur joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001, the Quebec woman felt that people who occasionally used the unofficial feminine version of her rank when addressing her in French ...
Feb 08, 2022
Trudeau: Protests are not the way to get through pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is "trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives." He says, "It has...
Feb 08, 2022
Senate celebrates Black artists; minister says 'do more' to promote black history
OTTAWA - The first art historian to be appointed to the Senate says the work of Canada's Black artists is not sufficiently recognized or celebrated. But now Sen. Patricia Bovey, former director of the...
Feb 08, 2022
B.C. NDP sets out political agenda with throne speech; Opposition has new leader
VICTORIA - Politicians return to the British Columbia legislature today where the New Democrat government delivers a throne speech outlining its political agenda for the coming months. The throne spee...
Feb 08, 2022
