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American band Green Day to headline Grey Cup halftime show
HAMILTON - Grammy Award-winning band Green Day will headline the halftime show for the 2023 Grey Cup game. The CFL made the announcement Saturday night during halftime of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats-Calga...
Sep 30, 2023
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in g...
Sep 30, 2023
Alouettes cash in on turnovers to beat Redblacks 32-15, clinch playoff berth
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks turned the ball over six times on Saturday and the Montreal Alouettes made them pay with a 32-15 win. The Alouettes (8-7) clinched a CFL playoff berth with the victory. T...
Sep 30, 2023
'A shared responsibility': quotes from Canada's 3rd Day for Truth and Reconciliation
People donned orange clothing and gathered by the hundreds across Canada on Saturday to acknowledge the systemic oppression of Indigenous people by marking the third annual National Day for Truth and ...
Sep 30, 2023
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
QUEBEC - The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused ...
Sep 30, 2023
Waiting Game: Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 in 10 innings
TORONTO - The playoff waiting game continued for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon after they dropped a 7-5 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays. Taylor Walls hit a two-run single off Jordan Hicks...
Sep 30, 2023
Indigenous police officer hopes to inspire with trilingual 'O Canada' at Jays game
TORONTO - Sgt. Chantal Larocque hopes that singing "O Canada" in English, French and Algonquin at Rogers Centre before a Toronto Blue Jays game will open everyone's eyes to the possibilities of creati...
Sep 30, 2023
Einarson, Homan set up finals clash after semifinal wins at PointsBet Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Kerri Einarson and Rachel Homan are set to clash in a battle of the top seeds on Sunday. Top seed Einarson topped Kaitlyn Lawes 8-3 in the PointsBet Invitational women's semifinal on ...
Sep 30, 2023
Europe builds a 5-point lead in Ryder Cup. Cantlay gives the Americans hope
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) - Europe has a five-point lead and history on its side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit going into the singles session. The Americ...
Sep 30, 2023
A truck crash in Illinois kills 5, seriously injures 5 and forces an evacuation due to ammonia leak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo. Effingh...
Sep 30, 2023