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Canadian women push top-ranked England to the limit in Rugby World Cup semifinal
Canada played its part Saturday on a day that showed the best of women's rugby. Unfortunately the valiant Canadian display came in a 26-19 loss to England in the Rugby World Cup semifinal in Auckland,...
Nov 05, 2022
England scores 11 tries in 54-4 win over Canada Ravens at Rugby League World Cup
WIGAN, United Kingdom - Tara Stanley scored three of England's 11 tries in a comprehensive 54-4 win over the outmatched Canada Ravens in pool play Saturday at the Rugby League World Cup. It was one-wa...
Nov 05, 2022
Canadian men miss out on Hong Kong Sevens Cup quarterfinals after going 1-2-0
HONG KONG - Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series...
Nov 05, 2022
Alphonso Davies limps off after suffering apparent hamstring injury with Bayern
BERLIN - Canada star Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich's game at Hertha Berlin on Saturday with an apparent hamstring injury. The 22-year-old fullback from Edmonton limped off in the 63rd minute, hol...
Nov 05, 2022
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has win streak end in semifinal of Paris Masters
PARIS - Felix Auger-Aliassime's win streak has come to an end. The Montreal native fell to Denmark's Holger Rune 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Paris Masters. Auger-Aliassime won 16 mat...
Nov 05, 2022
Biden, Obama, Trump make final midterm push in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party's biggest stars work to energize voters just days before voting concludes in high-stake...
Nov 05, 2022
Deadly year could imperil Little Rock mayor's reelection bid
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Frank Scott became Little Rock's first popularly elected Black mayor four years ago on campaign promises to unite a city long divided along racial lines. But a deadly year in ...
Nov 05, 2022
Iran diaspora decry Montreal honour for urologist who shunned COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian physicians with roots in Iran are decrying a Montreal-based organization's plan to honour a Tehran physician who they accuse of spreading COVID-19 disinformation and uphol...
Nov 05, 2022
Iran Revolutionary Guard launches satellite-carrying rocket
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Saturday launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, state TV reported, seeking to demonstrate the force's space pr...
Nov 05, 2022
1 dead, dozens hurt as tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma
POWDERLY, Texas (AP) - Tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens of others and leaving dozens of homes and buildings in ruins. Tornadoe...
Nov 05, 2022