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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:55 AM
     Ma Chun-man was convicted of inciting secession on Monday after he was found to have chanted slogans on 20 occasions between August and November of last year.


 
Toronto Sun Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:00 AM
     Sue Dewar cartoon for Oct. 26, 2021.


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:34 AM
     BEIRUT (AP) — For eight months, he has quietly investigated one of the world's worst non-nuclear explosions with only four assistants — and a lot of powerful detractors trying to block him. In that time, Judge Tarek Bitar has become a household name in Lebanon and a staple on every news bulletin. For many Lebanese, […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:29 AM
     WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's government said Tuesday it will expand a vaccine mandate to include thousands of workers who have close contact with their customers — including employees at restaurants, bars, gyms and hair salons. The changes will mean that about 40% of all New Zealand workers will need to get fully […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:20 AM
     TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is sending an envoy to Washington amid a deepening rift with the Biden administration over six outlawed Palestinian rights groups, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday. Israel last week designated the prominent Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations, sparking international criticism and repeated assertions by Israel's top strategic […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:05 AM
     HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has convicted a second person under its sweeping national security law for chanting pro-independence slogans, amid a political crackdown in the city. Ma Chun-man was convicted of inciting secession on Monday after he was found to have chanted slogans such as "Hong Kong independence, the only way out" on […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:38 AM
     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Seoul hospital says former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo has died. He was 88. The Seoul National University Hospital said Roh died on Tuesday while being treated for an illness. It gave no further details. Roh led an army division into Seoul in support of the 1979 military coup […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:23 AM
     LOS ANGELES (AP) — As questions linger about safety protocols on the movie set where Alec Baldwin killed a cinematographer with a prop gun he'd been told was safe, Hollywood professionals say they're baffled by the circumstances and production crews have quickly stepped up safety measures. Jeffrey Wright, who has worked on projects including the […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:20 AM
     MONROE, La. (AP) — Growing up in the piney backwoods of northern Louisiana, where yards were dotted with crosses and the occasional Confederate flag, Jacob Brown was raised on hunting, fishing and dreams of becoming a state trooper. But within weeks of arriving at the Louisiana State Police training academy in Baton Rouge, instructors pegged […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:12 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago. About 6 out of 10 Americans also believe that the pace of global warming […]


 
CityNews Toronto Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:09 AM
     MONROE, La. (AP) — Growing up in the piney backwoods of northern Louisiana, where yards were dotted with crosses and the occasional Confederate flag, Jacob Brown was raised on hunting, fishing and dreams of becoming a state trooper. But within weeks of arriving at the Louisiana State Police training academy in Baton Rouge, instructors pegged […]


 
The Province Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:10 AM
     It's the latest edition of the weekly tracker, where we tally up the efforts of the Vancouver Canucks' highest-profile prospects:


 
The Province Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:00 AM
     'Probably mentally. It might sound like a cliche, but it's a big part of the game — especially goaltending. I've put a lot of effort into that.' — Thatcher Demko on his improved play


 
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:53 AM
     Capacity restrictions being lifted Monday coincided with a "greater-than-imagined" demand for sports tickets, says one Vancouver ticket broker


 
Vancouver Sun Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:41 AM
     Jeffrey Lee went gambling in an Oakridge highrise on Sept. 23 and has not been seen since