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Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18
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 July 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 18, 2022
After guilty pleas, ex-PQ leader André Boisclair to be sentenced for sex assaults
MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andre Boisclair will find out today whether a judge will accept a jointly recommended sentence stemming from his guilty plea in two sexual assault cases. Boiscla...
Jul 18, 2022
Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?
OTTAWA - When 48 Catholic church entities signed on to fundraise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was spelled out they would do so through their ...
Jul 18, 2022
2022 midterms: What to watch in Maryland's primary elections
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Republican race for Maryland governor in Tuesday's primary election pits a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan against a rival endorsed by Donald Trump. It's an ear...
Jul 17, 2022
Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Matt Holliday heard from agent Scott Boras that his son was about to be picked first in baseball's amateur draft, and the 2007 batting champion didn't let on. "That was kind of cool...
Jul 17, 2022
Bull rider Buttar fit to be tied in Stampede rodeo
CALGARY - Dakota Buttar didn't mind sharing the spotlight with Shane Proctor at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday. Both Buttar and Proctor posted scores of 88.5 points atop their bulls in a bonus r...
Jul 17, 2022
Chez Reavie wins Barracuda for 3rd PGA Tour title
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour's lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title. Six...
Jul 17, 2022
Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed ...
Jul 17, 2022
Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive t...
Jul 17, 2022
Canada's Rogers wins historic silver in women's hammer throw at world championship
EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Camryn Rogers spun four times in the circle, then unleashed a hammer throw that soared straight into the history books. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.52 metres ...
Jul 17, 2022
