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Peter MacKay on why he lost Conservative leadership and what it means for the party
OTTAWA - As he contemplates a failed Conservative leadership campaign that put the cart before the horse - trying to win a federal election instead of first securing his party - Peter MacKay is remind...
Sep 16, 2020

Defending champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France
GRENOBLE, France - Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has pulled out of the race ahead of a mammoth stage in the Alps, his Ineos Grenadiers team said Wednesday. Bernal had been struggling s...
Sep 16, 2020

Isles stay alive: Eberle seals 2-1 2OT win over Lightning
EDMONTON - Jordan Eberle scored on a two-on-one break 12:30 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern...
Sep 15, 2020

India surpasses 5 million coronavirus cases, 82,066 deaths
NEW DELHI - India' coronavirus confirmed cases crossed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the country's feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages...
Sep 15, 2020

Yanks blow out Blue Jay 20-6, move into 2nd place in AL East
NEW YORK - Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks homered to key a seven-run second-inning burst made possible when right fielder Derek Fisher misplayed a pair of flyballs, and the New York Yankees rocketed past t...
Sep 15, 2020

Zimbabwean writer, Americans on diverse Booker Prize list
LONDON - A Zimbabwean writer who was arrested during anti-government protests is among six finalists announced Tuesday for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Tsitsi Dangarembga was nominated fo...
Sep 15, 2020

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet's spouse tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - The spouse of Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says she is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.In a tweet, Nancy Deziel says she was tested Monday after losing h...
Sep 15, 2020

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned, clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later Wednesday. Abe, Japan's longest-serving prim...
Sep 15, 2020

Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...
Sep 15, 2020

Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis has been named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while being the only player to appear in all of his team's 72 games...
Sep 15, 2020