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Jailed Egyptian hunger striker is hospitalized, family says
CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically with jailed pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who this week escalated a food and water strike demanding his release, coincidi...
Nov 10, 2022
AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift
WASHINGTON (AP) - In Massachusetts, Democrats and Republicans could find an issue to agree on: letting bars have happy hours. Commonwealth law bans bars and other establishments from having special di...
Nov 10, 2022
In The News for Nov. 10: Do Canadian airports have enough airport security screeners?
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. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 10, 2022
'War hero of the family': Canadian War Museum acquires three more Victoria Crosses
OTTAWA - The story of Pte. James Peter Robertson was well-known in Peter Harris's family. During the First World War, the Canadian soldier singlehandedly took out a German machine-gun nest at Passchen...
Nov 10, 2022
Danielle Smith's lobbying record holds clues to her governing agenda, observers say
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised to focus on the concerns of everyday people after winning a seat in the legislature Tuesday, but observers say other clues to her agenda can be found...
Nov 10, 2022
Alberta, Ontario civil servants testifying at inquiry into Emergencies Act
Ontario's deputy solicitor general is expected to finish his testimony this morning at the public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act. Mario Di Tommaso brief...
Nov 10, 2022
Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minis...
Nov 10, 2022
Nicole, rare November hurricane, makes landfall in Florida
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Nicole made landfall early Thursday along the east coast of Florida. The storm was already battering a large area of the storm-weary state with strong winds, dangerous storm sur...
Nov 10, 2022
Canadian team to open Billie Jean King Cup round-robin play against Italy
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada will open its round-robin schedule at the Billie Jean King Cup today against Italy. Captain Sylvain Bruneau is expected to give the singles assignments to Leylah Ferna...
Nov 10, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over h...
Nov 09, 2022