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Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador
PARIS - The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples. The 25-year-old actress made history as the first i...
Oct 04, 2019
Andreescu wins second-round match at China Open, 16th match in a row
BEIJING - Bianca Andreescu won her WTA Tour season-high 16th match in a row on Wednesday, but the Canadian is not satisfied with her mental approach. After the world No. 6 beat Elise Mertens of B...
Oct 04, 2019
21 Savage: Young undocumented immigrants should be ‘exempt’
LOS ANGELES - Rapper 21 Savage says undocumented immigrants who lived in America as children should automatically become U.S. citizens. The Grammy-nominated artist who was held earlier this year in fe...
Oct 04, 2019
UFOs, roommates and a deer in a clothing shop; In-The-News for Oct. 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 Oct. 2. What we are watching in...
Oct 04, 2019
De Niro and a cold turtle riding 'the blob;' In-The-News for Oct. 4
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 Oct. 4. What we are watching in...
Oct 04, 2019
Netanyahu’s legal saga reaches critical stage in Israel
JERUSALEM - Prosecutors began a pre-indictment hearing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, opening a critical stage in a lengthy legal saga that threatens to end the career of the long...
Oct 04, 2019
'Wanted to kill people:' Crown says man stabbed officer, drove into strangers
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of stabbing a police officer and striking four pedestrians with a cube van two years ago wanted to kill them. Elizabeth Wheaton delivered an opening st...
Oct 04, 2019
Trudeau shows up but Scheer in the hot seat during French-language debate
OTTAWA - It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the h...
Oct 04, 2019
Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta
MEDICINE HAT - Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta - the northern-most record of the predator.A study by the Royal Ontario Museum and...
Oct 04, 2019
A Liberal, a Tory, and how racism became an issue for them in the 2019 election
OTTAWA - Ahmed Hussen and Abdul Abdi both came to Canada from Somalia as kids, both dedicated their early professional lives to public service, and both then chose to take that a step further and...
Oct 04, 2019
