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Informant at heart of Quebec's secret trial sues authorities for $5.8 million
MONTREAL - A police informant at the heart of a secret trial in Quebec is suing authorities for roughly $5.8 million. The unnamed informant, described in the Aug. 28 lawsuit as the "designated person,...
Sep 11, 2023
Cease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) - An "immediate and lasting cease-fire" was declared Monday after a top Lebanese general met with officials from rival Palestinian factions, following days of fighting in Lebanon's...
Sep 11, 2023
Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before 'Monday Night Football' season opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Hours before the fall's first "Monday Night Football" game, Disney and Charter Communications have settled a business dispute that had left some 15 million cable TV customers without E...
Sep 11, 2023
Senators promote Ben Sexton to join D.J. Smith's staff as assistant coach
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith has a new assistant on his staff. Ben Sexton has been promoted from American Hockey League affiliate Belleville Senators to join Smith's staff. Sexton spent the l...
Sep 11, 2023
Canucks name defenceman Quinn Hughes 15th captain in franchise history
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have named defenceman Quinn Hughes their 15th captain in franchise history. Hughes is the first defenceman to hold the honour for Vancouver since a three-player rotat...
Sep 11, 2023
Libyan prime minister says 2,000 people believed dead in flooding in eastern Libya following storm
CAIRO (AP) - The head of one of Libya's rival governments said Monday that 2,000 people are feared dead in flooding that swept through the eastern parts of the north African nation. In a phone intervi...
Sep 11, 2023
Bells toll as the U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska
NEW YORK (AP) - Bells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded around the country as Americans looked back Monday on the horror and legacy of 9/11. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, ...
Sep 11, 2023
Defenceman Matheson named assistant captain of Montreal Canadiens
LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Defenceman Mike Matheson has been named an assistant captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday. The club said the decision was made by the Canadiens' manage...
Sep 11, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: At long last, we’re starting to have conversations about suicide
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES in dealing with the suicide crisis in our province is that people have preferred not to talk about it. That's changing, as demonstrated Sunday.More than 200 people were at World ...
Sep 11, 2023
Trudeau expected to leave India Tuesday morning after plane breaks down
NEW DELHI - The Canadian Armed Forces sent a plane yesterday evening to pick up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is stranded in India after the plane he arrived on was grounded because of technical ...
Sep 11, 2023
