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Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group
MONTREAL - A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal is sending the wrong message by removing a welcome sign at city hall that had on it a woman wearing a hijab. Stephen Brown, chief executive of...
Oct 30, 2024
North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he...
Oct 30, 2024
Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth returns to UFC cage after 11-month layoff
Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth has waited 11 months to return to action in the UFC after a split-decision loss to Veronica Hardy, her first defeat as a pro. At least Horth (6-1-0) won't have to wa...
Oct 30, 2024
Raptors all-star Scottie Barnes out at least three weeks with broken orbital bone
TORONTO - All-star forward Scottie Barnes is out with a fractured right orbital bone. The Toronto Raptors say Barnes's injury will be re-evaluated in three weeks' time. Barnes took an elbow to his eye...
Oct 30, 2024
North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he...
Oct 30, 2024
Canada's Homan dumps South Korea's Gim 8-2 at Pan Continental curling championship
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eunji Gim 8-2 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth at the Pan Continental curling championships. Homan, from Ottawa, needed only six end...
Oct 30, 2024
Calgary Stampeders decide not to retain three assistant coaches
CALGARY - Longtime assistant coaches Mark Kilam and Brent Monson won't be back with the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL club announced Wednesday that Kilam, the special-teams co-ordinator and assistant he...
Oct 30, 2024
Achinioti-Jonsson, Antonoglou, Klomp up for CPL top defender award
Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Valour FC's Themi Antonoglou and Cavalry FC's Daan Klomp are the finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Defender of the Year Award. Achinioti-Jonsson won t...
Oct 30, 2024
Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care
TORONTO - The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance - but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care. A...
Oct 30, 2024
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the NHL team said Wednesday. McDavid sustained the injury 37 seconds into Edmonton'...
Oct 30, 2024