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Davies' health dominates Canada's buildup to World Cup opener against Belgium
UMM ALL 'AL, Qatar - Will he or won't he play Wednesday? The mystery around Canada star Alphonso Davies' fitness at the World Cup will soon be answered. If not definitively. The Bayern Munich star has...
Nov 21, 2022
Coroner's inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest is underway into the drowning death of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix, who perished during a rescue mission in the St. Lawrence River last year. Lacroix died ...
Nov 21, 2022
Here's what the Emergencies Act says — and the powers Ottawa invoked last winter
OTTAWA - A public inquiry is underway to determine whether the federal government was justified in its invocation of the Emergencies Act last winter during the "Freedom Convoy" protests. After dozens ...
Nov 21, 2022
Amid Musk Twitter chaos, athletes & celebs cope just like us
No, LeBron James does not want to be traded - that was put into the world by a fake Twitter feed purporting to belong to the Los Angeles Lakers superstar when a pay-$8-and-pretend-to-be-anyone verific...
Nov 21, 2022
Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back
MONTREAL - A City of Montreal committee is recommending that a toppled statue of Canada's first prime minister should not be reinstated in a downtown park. The committee made its preliminary recommend...
Nov 21, 2022
Veteran Argos receiver Brandon Banks finally has his first Grey Cup victory
REGINA - Brandon Banks' football resume is now complete. The nine-year veteran receiver earned his first Grey Cup victory Sunday, helping the Toronto Argonauts upset the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-23 at...
Nov 21, 2022
Obama to campaign for Warnock on Dec. 1 before Ga. runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Barack Obama, reprising his battleground blitz ahead of the midterm elections, will campaign again for Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Georgia Democrat tries to withstand a...
Nov 21, 2022
2022 tax forms in Ontario, Nunavut to offer access to organ donor information
OTTAWA - People who file taxes in Ontario and Nunavut for the 2022 tax year will have the option of seeking information about organ and tissue donation. The federal government has announced the two ju...
Nov 21, 2022
NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the back side and passing within 80 miles (128 kilometers) on its way to a record-breaking lunar orbit. The cl...
Nov 21, 2022
Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Suspected Kurdish militants in Syria fired rockets across the border into Turkey on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, officials said. The attack follo...
Nov 21, 2022