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Demonstrations in support of Gaza planned in at least two dozen Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Demonstrations are set to take place in more than two dozen Canadian cities today, with participants expected to voice support for residents of the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating humanitari...
Nov 4, 2023
Leafs' Keefe unhappy with physical response after Liljegren-Marchand incident
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Timothy Liljegren has been placed on long-term injured reserve with a high ankle sprain, the team announced Saturday. The 24-year-old was injured in the first period of ...
Nov 4, 2023
Vast digital trove of recordings by Canadian literature greats nears completion
EDMONTON - Jason Camlot was chatting with his new boss in the English department of what was then Montreal's Sir George Williams University in 1999, when he spotted a dusty cardboard box of 80 reel-to...
Nov 4, 2023
B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
VANCOUVER - Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia this year in what experts say is a bumper season for fungi. B.C. forest ecologist and mycologist Andy Mac...
Nov 4, 2023
NBA roundup: Curry makes layup with 0.2 seconds left, Warriors outscore beat 141-139
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Stephen Curry made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to give the Golden State Warriors a 141-139 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 in one of the NBA's seven In-Season Tou...
Nov 3, 2023
Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people...
Nov 3, 2023
Hayes helps Blues snap skid by burning Devils 4-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kevin Hayes scored a pair of goals and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night. Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas also scored goals,...
Nov 3, 2023
NHL roundup: Flyers beat Sabres 5-1 to snap 3-game losing streak
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game National Hockey League losing streak. Samuel Ersson ma...
Nov 3, 2023
Flyers snap three-game skid by sinking Sabres 5-1
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Scott Laughton, Louie Belpedio, Tra...
Nov 3, 2023
16-1 shot Fierceness wins Breeders' Cup Juvenile for trainer Todd Pletcher
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Fierceness won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Friday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher the early favourite for next year's Kentucky Derby. ...
Nov 3, 2023