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Judge freezes Alex Murdaugh's money as lawsuits grow
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) - A judge Tuesday ordered independent representatives to take over the finances of a prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed five months ago and has sinc...
Nov 02, 2021
Saudi crown prince's investment forum draws back Westerners
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's annual cornerstone investment forum has drawn over 1,000 participants, with big-name U.S. financiers and business leaders back on the stage three years after...
Nov 02, 2021
Vancouver home sales in October down from year ago, benchmark price up
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says October home sales in the region fell 5.2 per cent compared with a year ago, but remained above historical averages. The board says home sal...
Nov 02, 2021
Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian families on Tuesday rejected an offer that would have delayed their eviction by Jewish settlers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, where protests and clashes helped ignite...
Nov 02, 2021
Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the...
Nov 02, 2021
Planning underway for promised cancer centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While details are thin on what services will be provided, conceptual work is happening to establish a new cancer facility in Nanaimo.The project is part of a John Horgan re-election promise ...
Nov 02, 2021
Arab world's legendary singer, Sabah Fakhri, dies at 88
BEIRUT (AP) - One of the Arab world's most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who has entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved extinct forms of Arabic music, has died, Syria's governmen...
Nov 02, 2021
Carbon pricing and election conspiracy theories: In The News for Nov. 2
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 Nov. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 02, 2021
Elections Canada probed how many Canadians have a 'conspiracy mindset'
OTTAWA - Elections Canada was curious to know how many Canadians believed in conspiracy theories in the lead up to the recent federal vote. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had two years left in his mino...
Nov 02, 2021
B.C. government to discuss old-growth logging with release of advisory panel report
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government was expected to discuss today the next steps it will take on old-growth logging in the province. Forests Minister Katrine Conroy was scheduled to release the...
Nov 02, 2021
