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CP NewsAlert: Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix faces sex assault allegations
QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is facing allegations of sexual assault as part of a class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec City. Cardinal Grald Lacroix...
Jan 25, 2024
France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law
PARIS (AP) - France's Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his gove...
Jan 25, 2024
Zverev's Australian Open semifinal run draws attention on and off the courts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Alexander Zverev's run to a second Australian Open semifinal has drawn attention to his business in other courts. As the season's first major was starting, news emerged tha...
Jan 25, 2024
Premier Smith in Grande Prairie Thursday, January 25 for UCP fundraiser
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will be in Grande Prairie today, January 25.Smith is attending a United Conservative Party fundraising dinner at the Pomeroy Hotel.She will be joined by four Peace Count...
Jan 25, 2024
Philip J. Currie hosts one-year "shell-a-bration"
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is "shell-a-brating" the one-year anniversary of Mack on Saturday, January 27.The African Spurred Tortoise was adopted by the museum a year ago,and has since "capt...
Jan 25, 2024
Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday. The group was released late Wednesday, and...
Jan 25, 2024
Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. Dar...
Jan 25, 2024
Gushue learned a lot at first nationals in Regina, returns in March as Brier champion
Brad Gushue's first appearance at a national curling championship was memorable for his team's unusual standings record and an interaction he won't forget. Just 14 at the time, Gushue threw second sto...
Jan 25, 2024
Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict, Nepal'...
Jan 25, 2024
Defending champion Sabalenka beats US Open winner Gauff to reach Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka avenged a U.S. Open final loss to Coco Gauff and became the first woman since Serena Williams to reach back-to-back finals at the Austral...
Jan 25, 2024