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Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. In court documents introduced today in Superior C...
Aug 16, 2022

Restricted free agent Jalen Harris reinstated by NBA after drug suspension
TORONTO - Jalen Harris has been reinstated by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association after serving a one-year suspension for a positive drug test. The Toronto Raptors hold the guard's...
Aug 16, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: Advice given to witnesses worries former judge
HALIFAX - A former Supreme Court of Canada judge working with the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting says he's worried that the federal Justice Department has been discouraging witnesses ...
Aug 16, 2022

Lions QB Rourke named CFL's top performer for a third straight week
TORONTO - Another week, another CFL top performer honour for B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke. Rourke was named the CFL's top performer Tuesday for the third straight week and fifth time this seas...
Aug 16, 2022

Dropping gas prices slows inflation in July
Cheaper prices at the gas pumps slowed the pace of inflation across Canada for the first time in months.Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday the national inflation rate retreated to 7.6 per cent in J...
Aug 16, 2022

Boston police boat comes to rescue of stranded groom
BOSTON (AP) - Officers with the Boston Police Department's harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer Joe Matthews came to the rescue of a groom in danger of ...
Aug 16, 2022

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, 'mild' symptoms
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden...
Aug 16, 2022

ESPN's Stephen A Smith has memoir coming in January 2023
NEW YORK (AP) - Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN's Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that Smith's "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of...
Aug 16, 2022

Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announces run for Vaughan mayor
Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca said Tuesday he has entered the race for Vaughan mayor in the October municipal election. In a news release, he said his campaign will focus on stemming t...
Aug 16, 2022

Border agents see discrimination, LaFlamme ousted: In The News for Aug. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, August 16, 2022. What we are watchin...
Aug 16, 2022