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O’Toole kicks Batters out of Conservative caucus
Just one day after launching a petition calling for a leadership review, Denise Batters has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus.The Saskatchewan senator posted a video on social media Monday ou...
Nov 17, 2021
Parole granted to inmate who was key in juvenile life debate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana parole board granted parole on Wednesday to Henry Montgomery, whose Supreme Court case was instrumental in extending the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sen...
Nov 17, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., residents urged to flee low-lying area as flood risk escalates
VANCOUVER - Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., say residents of the low-lying Sumas Prairie area south of the city face a significant risk to life and must get out immediately. An evacuation order was iss...
Nov 17, 2021
Private Canadian astronaut gears up for 'pain' experiments in space
MONTREAL - Mark Pathy has boarded more than his share of vehicles. He and his brother flew to Chicago a few years back for motorcycle school, racing Kawasaki Ninjas as they mastered the sport bike. In...
Nov 17, 2021
House to vote on censuring Gosar over posting violent video
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Oca...
Nov 17, 2021
Coalition pushes for automatic sealing of a criminal record if no new convictions
OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society groups are urging the federal Liberals to fundamentally revamp the criminal pardon system by automatically sealing a person's record once they have completed their sen...
Nov 17, 2021
In Israel, Miss Universe says pageant no place for politics
JERUSALEM (AP) - The reigning Miss Universe said Wednesday the long-running beauty pageant shouldn't be politicized, even though its next edition is being held in Israel amid pressure on contestants t...
Nov 17, 2021
Recovery efforts continue in B.C., October inflation rate : In The News for Nov. 17
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. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 17, 2021
Hate speech trial of likely French far-right candidate opens
PARIS (AP) - A far-right TV pundit who is expected to run for the French presidency goes on trial Wednesday for allegedly inciting racial hatred with his comments on unaccompanied migrant children. Er...
Nov 17, 2021
Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
FADA N'GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) - The last time Polenli Combary spoke to her son on the phone she prayed for God to bless him. Shortly after, she called back but the line was dead. Her 34-year-old so...
Nov 17, 2021