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Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday that it is pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counter offensive has made significant advances...
Sep 10, 2022
Quebec election: Two new parties trying to spoil Liberals' chances with anglophones
MONTREAL - As Quebec's major political parties duke it out ahead of the Oct. 3 election, a pair of newcomers are trying to capitalize on issues like language and minority rights to steal votes in heav...
Sep 10, 2022
The Conservative leadership contest ends tonight and it's Pierre Poilievre's to lose
OTTAWA - It's finally here. The Conservative Party of Canada will announce its next leader in Ottawa tonight, after candidates and supporters spent the past seven months on its third leadership contes...
Sep 10, 2022
B.C. resident recalls meeting Queen, says photo is a 'treasure' of his life
Rob Rathbun fondly recalls the day he lifted a little girl on his shoulders so she could give Queen Elizabeth II a bouquet of flowers during a procession outside the British Columbia legislature in 20...
Sep 10, 2022
Low spirits over high tea in Victoria, B.C., as Empress patrons mourn the Queen
VICTORIA - Afternoon sunshine streams into the Fairmont Empress Hotel's iconic high tea room in Victoria, British Columbia, but cannot lift the sombre mood brought on by the death of Queen Elizabeth I...
Sep 10, 2022
5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Five people in New Zealand died Saturday after the small charter boat they were aboard capsized, authorities say, in what may have been a collision with a whale. Another...
Sep 10, 2022
Bichette hits 5th HR in 4 games, Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Bo Bichette went deep again for the playoff-contending Toronto Blue Jays, who then beat Texas with some small ball late. Bichette homered for the fifth time in the last four ga...
Sep 09, 2022
Alcaraz stops Tiafoe's US Open run for 1st Grand Slam final
NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz surged into his first Grand Slam final and gave himself a chance to become No. 1 at age 19 by ending Frances Tiafoe's run at the U.S. Open with a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 ...
Sep 09, 2022
Bichette hits 5th HR in 4 games, Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Bo Bichette homered for the fifth time in the last four games, Danny Jansen hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Toronto Blue Jays beat T...
Sep 09, 2022
Alouettes bounce back behind impressive first half with 31-10 victory over Lions
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes used a strong 21-point first-half effort to fuel a 31-10 win over the B.C. Lions on Friday night. The Alouettes (5-7) not only shook off a tough loss to the Ottawa Re...
Sep 09, 2022