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Senegal wins its 1st African Cup, beats Egypt on penalties
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Senegal won its first African Cup of Nations title on Sunday by beating Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Sadio Man scored the winning spot kick to start the celebrations and m...
Feb 06, 2022
Pope Francis notches new first: TV evening talk show guest
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has notched a new first in his nearly nine-year-old papacy - an appearance as a TV talk show guest. Francis spoke about personal friendship as well as about issues like migrat...
Feb 06, 2022
Ottawa churches close doors as protests against COVID-19 measures spread anew
OTTAWA - It was just before Christmas that the Christ Church Cathedral closed in-person services amid the rise in COVID-19 cases so congregants didn't have to choose between going to church or seeing ...
Feb 06, 2022
California man arrested in college basketball star's death
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A man has been arrested in the fatal highway shooting of Gene Ransom, a basketball star at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970s and a member of the Cal Athletics ...
Feb 06, 2022
California man arrested in college basketball star's death
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A man has been arrested in the fatal highway shooting of Gene Ransom, a basketball star at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970s and a member of the Cal Athletics ...
Feb 06, 2022
Falcon heads to Victoria pledging B.C. Liberal rebuild, looks for seat in legislature
VANCOUVER - The new leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he's on his way to Victoria with promises that will rebuild the party and attract voters while he also seeks his own seat in the legisl...
Feb 06, 2022
Einarson, Team Canada defeat New Brunswick's Crawford, advance to Scotties final
Kerri Einarson will have a chance to win a third consecutive Scotties Tournament of Champions. Einarson's Team Canada rink scored deuces in the first, seventh and ninth ends to defeat Andrea Crawford'...
Feb 06, 2022
Roughriders extend American defensive lineman Pete Robertson
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to bolster their defence ahead of CFL free agency, signing defensive lineman Pete Robertson to a contract extension. Robertson, 29, initially signed with...
Feb 06, 2022
Veterans Affairs poised to lose hundreds of staff hired to deal with claims backlog
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada says the Liberal government has agreed to extend the contracts of only about one-third of the temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disability claims from il...
Feb 06, 2022
Canada Post issues new stamp to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth
FREDERICTON - Canada Post has unveiled a new stamp to commemorate the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, and her 70-year reign now makes her the ...
Feb 06, 2022