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UN rejects Canadian push to call out "deliberate cruelty" of Hamas attacks
WASHINGTON - A Canadian-led effort to formally condemn Hamas for the "deliberate cruelty" of its deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel went down to defeat Friday as the United Nations instead endorsed a cal...
Oct 27, 2023
Authorities scour woods, water and homes on Day 2 of search for suspect in Maine mass shooting
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday ...
Oct 27, 2023
UN General Assembly calls for `humanitarian truce' in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas fighting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Friday calling for a "humanitarian truce" in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza's Hamas...
Oct 27, 2023
Intel unit focused on analysis, not criminal operations, RCMP employee tells jury
OTTAWA - An RCMP employee who worked in the same intelligence unit as a man charged with revealing classified information says the unit was not involved in criminal investigations, surveillance or und...
Oct 27, 2023
Parks Canada says whirling disease could decimate fish, respect B.C. closures
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials say they're closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could "decimate" as much as 90 per cent of young trout and salm...
Oct 27, 2023
A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia's Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease. Here are some facts about the disease: - S...
Oct 27, 2023
Waterloo rivals to meet in U Sports football playoffs as Warriors face Golden Hawks
The Waterloo Warriors used their last game of the regular season to squeak into the U Sports football playoffs with a 3-5 record. Their reward is a daunting first-round matchup against a longtime cros...
Oct 27, 2023
The CFL suspended B.C. defensive lineman Sione Teuhema for one game
TORONTO - The CFL suspended B.C. defensive lineman Sione Teuhema for one game Friday following an incident in last week's 41-16 loss to the Calgary Stampeders. The six-foot-four, 249-pound Teuhema rec...
Oct 27, 2023
The greatest Rugby World Cup final? Huge expectations for All Blacks-Springboks showdown
The ultimate Rugby World Cup final. That's the promise. Saturday's 106th showdown between gigantic rivals New Zealand and South Africa has elevated rugby's biggest game - if that was at all possible -...
Oct 27, 2023
Redblacks look to end another disappointing season with a win over first-place Argos
OTTAWA - With the playoffs out of reach for a fourth straight year, the Ottawa Redblacks will have to settle for attempting to end the season on a high note with a win over the league-leading Toronto ...
Oct 27, 2023