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In The News for Dec. 5: Can Ottawa be compelled to repatriate 19 Canadians from Syria
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 Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 ... What we are watching ...
Dec 5, 2022
Canada, China set to co-host global nature talks even as diplomatic tensions persist
OTTAWA - A major UN conference on biodiversity will get underway in Montreal Tuesday with a lofty goal to get every country to agree to protect almost one-third of the world's land and oceans before t...
Dec 5, 2022
Federal Court set to hear case about repatriating Canadians detained in Syria
OTTAWA - A Federal Court is slated to begin two days of hearings today into the Liberal government's refusal to repatriate 19 Canadian women and children who are being held in northeastern Syria. Fami...
Dec 5, 2022
Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It wa...
Dec 4, 2022
Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It wa...
Dec 4, 2022
Bob McGrath, original 'Sesame Street' and Telemiracle cast member, dead at 90
Bob McGrath, an original cast member of "Sesame Street" and a beloved host of Saskatchewan's Telemiracle has died.According to statements shared on social media by his family and Sesame Workshop, he "...
Dec 4, 2022
Hovland hangs on to become repeat winner of World Challenge
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Viktor Hovland led by four shots at the turn. No one got closer to him than two shots during the final nine holes at the Hero World Challenge. It sounds easy. Far from it. Hovla...
Dec 4, 2022
Laurent Dubreuil wins third gold at Four Continents speedskating championships
QUEBEC - Laurent Dubreuil won his third gold as Canada captured four more medals on the final day of racing at the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships. Dubreuil dominate in the men's 1,000...
Dec 4, 2022
Winnipeg Jets score 5-2 comeback win over visiting Anaheim Ducks
WINNIPEG - Morgan Barron and Mark Scheifele scored a pair of quick, late third-period goals to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The game was tied 2-2 ...
Dec 4, 2022
Canada's Marion Thénault wins silver at World Cup aerials opener
RUKA, Finland - Canadian aerial skiers Marion Thnault and Lewis Irving both claimed podium finishes at the World Cup season opener on Sunday. Thnault, of Sherbrook, Que., scored 90.59 from the judges ...
Dec 4, 2022
