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Ukrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an interna...
Nov 18, 2022
Quebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose says his client will fight the charges. On Thursday, the RCMP said Gral...
Nov 18, 2022
Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - It raised eyebrows six weeks ago when Saudi Arabia's aged king, Salman, named his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as prime minister. The kingdom's laws designate the king as p...
Nov 18, 2022
Canadians Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen lead ice dance at NHK Trophy in Japan
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen are the leaders after the short dance at figure skating's NHK Trophy Grand Prix event. Skating to Gloria Estefan and the Miami...
Nov 18, 2022
Jean Lapointe, singer, actor and retired Canadian senator, dies at 86
MONTREAL - Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced Friday his death from health comp...
Nov 18, 2022
Winnipeg QB Zach Collaros joins Blue Bomber practice ahead of Grey Cup
REGINA - Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros practised Friday for the first time since his team landed in Regina for Sunday's Grey Cup. Collaros rolled his right ankle in the CFL's West Di...
Nov 18, 2022
EA Sports releases World Cup ratings and Canada sits down the pecking order
The World Cup has yet to kick off but Canada is down the pecking order, at least in the new ratings for the tournament update to the EA Sports FIFA 23 video game. Canada ranks 26th in the 32-country f...
Nov 18, 2022
Argos head coach Dinwiddie not banking on McManis suiting up for Argos
REGINA - Barring an act of God, Ryan Dinwiddie isn't planning on linebacker Wynton McManis playing in Sunday's Grey Cup game. McManis, who had a team-high 88 tackles this season, suffered a torn bicep...
Nov 18, 2022
Anunoby "wrung out" after games due to his high energy on both ends of the floor
TORONTO - O.G. Anunoby admits he's "wrung out" after Toronto Raptors games this season. It's easy to see why. The 25-year-old has developed into one of the Raptors' most consistent two-way players, an...
Nov 18, 2022
Fate of prime minister's residence up in the air as staff move out due to hazards
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country's housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister's own crumbling official residence? That's a different ...
Nov 18, 2022