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Supreme Court of Canada sides with women in RCMP pension dispute
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says women who took part in the RCMP's job-sharing program while raising young children were unfairly denied the chance to bolster their pensions. In a decision to...
Oct 16, 2020
Putin proposes yearlong extension of nuclear pact with US
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday made a strong call to save the last existing nuclear arms control pact between his country and the United States, proposing to extend it at least fo...
Oct 16, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Rhetoric from Trump, Biden in the non-debate
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden faced inquisitive voters on separate stages in different cities in a substitute for the debate that was meant to be. Here's how some ...
Oct 16, 2020
After a strange 2020, Canada's world champion beach volleyball duo resets for 2021
Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes are not accustomed to extended time away from each other or the beach volleyball court.The reigning women's world champions from Canada had both scenarios forced...
Oct 16, 2020
Kyrgyzstan's prime minister becomes acting president
MOSCOW - Kyrgyzstan's prime minister became the acting head of state Friday in the wake of the president's resignation amid turmoil sparked by a disputed parliamentary election. Supporters of newly ap...
Oct 16, 2020
Nova Scotia calls for action and military justice challenge: In The News for Oct. 16
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 Oct. 16 ...What we are watching in Canada ...N...
Oct 16, 2020
Courts martial in limbo as Canada's military justice system faces new challenge
OTTAWA - A court martial involving a Canadian Armed Forces officer accused of sexual assault is one of several trials in limbo over another challenge to the constitutionality of the military justice s...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. Liberals continue campaign after losing a candidate in provincial election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign continues today after a turbulent day for the Liberals. The B.C. Liberals announced Thursday that Laurie Throness would not be representing the party i...
Oct 16, 2020
Braves 1 win from WS after 10-2 win over Dodgers in NLCS G4
ARLINGTON, Texas - Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves turned things around in a hurry, and now are one win from ending a two-decade World Series drought. Ozuna homered twice, rookie right-hander Bry...
Oct 15, 2020
3 key Trump policies teed up for Supreme Court action
WASHINGTON - Controversial Trump administration policies on the census, asylum seekers and the border wall, held illegal by lower courts, are on the Supreme Court's agenda Friday. The most pressing ca...
Oct 15, 2020
