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For the Conservatives' messenger on firearms, thoughtfulness is a secret weapon
OTTAWA - For Raquel Dancho, words have always come easily. She remembers her parents saying she was less than a year old when she started stringing them together, speaking in short sentences. "Everyon...
Mar 11, 2023

Western Canada seeks LNG, energy pledges in Liberals' Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA - As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia. "There are people in Ottawa wh...
Mar 11, 2023

Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history
VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco ...
Mar 11, 2023

Russell scores 28 points in return, Lakers beat Raptors
LOS ANGELES (AP) - D'Angelo Russell had 28 points and nine assists in his dynamic return from a six-game injury absence, Dennis Schrder added 23 points and seven assists and the Los Angeles Lakers won...
Mar 10, 2023

Ducks play spoiler in beating frustrated Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Max Comtois had a goal and assist and John Gibson made 34 stops as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night. Brett Leason and Derek Grant, into an empty net, also sc...
Mar 10, 2023

Shapovalov bounced in straight sets at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Ugo Humbert had to work for more than two-and-a-half hours to get the job done, but the athlete from Metz, France wasn't complaining after bouncing Canadian Denis Shapovalov in ...
Mar 10, 2023

China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy
BEIJING (AP) - China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of ...
Mar 10, 2023

Ontario Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke resigns from caucus, sits as Independent
TORONTO - A Progressive Conservative member of Ontario's provincial parliament has resigned from caucus. Premier Doug Ford's office says in a release Friday that Vincent Ke, the member for Don Valley ...
Mar 10, 2023

Surrey's Svennson shares lead as storms interrupt Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at The Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in...
Mar 10, 2023

Osorio says relationship with Canada Soccer can be mended, but it will take time
TORONTO - Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has voiced his support for Canadian captain Christine Sinclair and her assertion that Canada Soccer operates in a "culture of secrecy and obstruction." "I ...
Mar 10, 2023