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Lebanese minister resigns in bid to ease crisis with Saudis
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's information minister announce his resignation Friday, in a bid to ease an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Minister George Kordahi ma...
Dec 3, 2021
UAE agrees to buy French warplanes as Macron visits Gulf
NICE, France (AP) - France says the United Arab Emirates has purchased 80 French-made Rafale warplanes for 16 billion euros. There was no immediate confirmation of the deal from Emirati officials. The...
Dec 3, 2021
Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies
PARIS (AP) - Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of world athletics, has died, his family said Friday. He was 88. "Yes, I confirm. My uncle Lamine Diack passed away Thursday to Friday nig...
Dec 3, 2021
Statistics Canada scheduled to unveil jobs numbers for November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to say this morning how the country's labour market fared last month. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month to a pandemic-era low of 6.7 per c...
Dec 3, 2021
New guidance on COVID booster jabs and new job numbers: In The News for Dec. 3
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 Dec. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 3, 2021
NACI to answer urgent plea for COVID-19 booster directives in face of Omicron
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is set to release new guidance this morning on the use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters as public health faces down the threat of the Omicron varia...
Dec 3, 2021
Federal climate plan to meet new targets will be delayed until March: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the new federal climate plan won't be ready until the end of March. The net-zero accountability law passed in June requires the government to make ...
Dec 3, 2021
Disaster expert urges those affected by B.C. flooding to take care of mental health
An expert on the psychological and social impacts of disasters on families is encouraging people affected by devastating floods in British Columbia to take care of their mental health while focusing o...
Dec 3, 2021
Mangiapane, Flames stay hot on road, holding off Kings 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic scored on the power play, and the Calgary Flames won their fourth straight road game, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Matthew Tka...
Dec 3, 2021
School chief: Discipline not needed for boy before shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The superintendent of a Michigan school district says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office a few hours before four students were fatally ...
Dec 2, 2021
