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Madrid forward Benzema on trial in France for blackmail
LYON, France (AP) - Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema will stand trial outside Paris starting Wednesday after being accused of trying to blackmail former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex ta...
Oct 19, 2021

Historic Alberta elections, Quebec government restart : In The News for Oct. 19
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. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 19, 2021

Legault government hits reset with inaugural speech ahead of 2022 provincial election
Quebec Premier Franois Legault's government will set out its priorities for the rest of its mandate with an inaugural speech later today. Legault announced Oct. 7 he was proroguing the province's legi...
Oct 19, 2021

'We have made the impossible possible': Calgary, Edmonton celebrate mayoral firsts
Alberta's two major cities are set to make history in their mayoral races after Monday's municipal elections across the province. Jyoti Gondek is to become Calgary's first female mayor and Edmonton vo...
Oct 18, 2021

Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars
Tennis players who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the sta...
Oct 18, 2021

Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars
Tennis players who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the sta...
Oct 18, 2021

Jamie Drysdale scores overtime winner for Ducks in 3-2 win over Flames
CALGARY - Jamie Drysdale scored the overtime winner for the Anaheim Ducks in a 3-2 victory over the host Calgary Flames on Monday. Drysdale tapped in a Troy Terry pass at 3:26 of extra time. Cam Fowle...
Oct 18, 2021

Schwarber, Red Sox slam Astros 12-3, lead ALCS 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez walked off the mound with a six-run lead and a message for Carlos Correa and the rest of the Houston Astros: Now it's Boston's time. Tapping his wrist t...
Oct 18, 2021

Titans stop Allen on 4th down, hang on to beat Bills 34-31
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and the Tennessee Titans stopped Josh Allen on a fourth-down quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo 34-...
Oct 18, 2021

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans approved on Monday redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive mu...
Oct 18, 2021