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African Union visit could shape Canada strategy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets today with African Union commissioner Moussa Faki. The visit was promised just before the COVID-19 pandemic, and will focus on how Canada can work with Afr...
Oct 26, 2022
Kadri, Flames stay red hot in 4-1 win over Penguins
CALGARY - Nazem Kadri remained red-hot on Tuesday, extending his points streak to six games with two goals and an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jonat...
Oct 25, 2022
Appeal filed against Alberta Review Board ruling that Matthew de Grood still a risk
EDMONTON - A lawyer for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a Calgary house party is appealing a determination that he remains "a significant risk to public safety" and wants h...
Oct 25, 2022
Bouchard loses three-set heartbreaker in Mexico
TAMPICO, Mexico - Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal suffered a tough loss Tuesday night to Renata Zarazua of Mexico City in the W-T-A 125 Abierto Tampico tournament. The 28-year-old Canadian was up 4-1 in ...
Oct 25, 2022
Duhaime lifts Wild to 3-1 road win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Brandon Duhaime scored the game winner and added one assist as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Tuesday night. Joel Eriksson Ek scored Minnesota's first goal of the...
Oct 25, 2022
World-record holder Bulldog Hanover draws No. 6 spot for Breeders Crown Open Pace
MILTON, Ont. - Owner Brad Grant isn't sure if Bulldog Hanover has another world-record race in him, but he expects his Ontario-bred horse will need a world-record effort to capture the US$600,000 Bree...
Oct 25, 2022
Fetterman, in debate with Oz, vows to 'keep coming back up'
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman acknowledged health challenges knocked him down but vowed to "keep coming back up" in the opening moments of his debate against Republican M...
Oct 25, 2022
LA police investigating if racist recording taped illegally
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording last year that captured city councilmembers' racist remarks was made illegally, the police chief said Tuesday. Disclosur...
Oct 25, 2022
Canadian officials get quarterfinal assignments at Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadian Maggie Cogger-Orr will referee Saturday's quarterfinal between England and Australia at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. Cogger-Orr, a transplante...
Oct 25, 2022
Canadians must choose between hobbies and children's lives: gun-control group
OTTAWA - An umbrella group of gun-control advocates says any exceptions to the federal handgun freeze should be very narrowly defined. Wendy Cukier of the Coalition for Gun Control told the House of C...
Oct 25, 2022