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EXPLAINER: Doubts raised as execution nears for Julius Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The fate of Julius Jones - who has served almost 20 years on death row, even as numerous questions raised doubts about his guilt - rests with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Only hours...
Nov 17, 2021
Toronto Arrows trade Canadian international centre Ben LeSage to Los Angeles Giltinis
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have traded Canadian international centre Ben LeSage, a first-team Major League Rugby all-star this season, to the Los Angeles Giltinis. The Arrows team acquired the right...
Nov 17, 2021
Brigitte Thibault headlines Golf Canada's 2022 amateur teams
Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., headlined the 2022 class of Golf Canada's amateur teams announced on Wednesday. Thibault, a grad student at the University of Texas, has been on Canada's amateur t...
Nov 17, 2021
Abbotsford Canucks postpone games due to catastrophic flooding, state of emergency
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Abbotsford Canucks' two games this week against the Bakersfield Condors have been postponed due to catastrophic flooding in and around the city. The Canucks (4-4-3) and Condors ...
Nov 17, 2021
Coastal GasLink, elected Wet'suwet'en council call for resolution to conflict
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Coastal GasLink says supplies like water are at risk of running out for more than 500 workers who have been stuck for three days behind blockades near a pipeline work site in northe...
Nov 17, 2021
Mississippi executes man who killed wife, terrorized family
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and terrorizing their family has become the first person executed in Mississippi since 2012. David Neal Cox received a let...
Nov 17, 2021
Nearly 72 per cent of new COVID-19 hospitalizations not fully vaccinated: ministry
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting 324 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths from the virus. The Health Ministry says in a statement Wednesday there are 3,380 active COVID-19 cases with 37...
Nov 17, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Robbie Ray wins Cy Young Award after standout season with Jays
Robbie Ray has won the Cy Young Award as the American League's best pitcher in 2021. Ray had a 13-7 record for the Toronto Blue Jays this past season. He had a 2.84 earned-run average with 248 strikeo...
Nov 17, 2021
How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z
MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) - Charlie Kirk stood 80 miles from where George Floyd was murdered, faced an overwhelmingly white audience, and declared he was going to say things "no one dares say out loud."...
Nov 17, 2021
Survivor group urges patience as feds face calls for military sex misconduct apology
OTTAWA - A survivors' group is urging patience as the federal government faces calls to deliver a long-promised apology to military personnel affected by sexual misconduct while in uniform. The apolog...
Nov 17, 2021
