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Canadian women look to extend four-game win streak in two-match series in Brazil
Canada, boosted by the return of captain Christine Sinclair and Ashley Lawrence, take on a familiar foe in Brazil on Friday in the first of a two-game international friendly series. The seventh-ranked...
Nov 10, 2022
Sentencing arguments continue for former CFL player convicted of voyeurism
CALGARY - Sentencing arguments are continuing for a former player with the Calgary Stampeders who filmed a sexual encounter with a woman without her permission. Jerome Messam, who is 37, pleaded guilt...
Nov 10, 2022
Illinois elects Democrat Eric Sorensen to US House seat
CHICAGO (AP) - A battleground race between newbies aiming to fill retiring U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos' seat in Illinois' 17th district tipped in Democrat Eric Sorensen's favor, representing a key win for ...
Nov 10, 2022
Raptors Achiuwa has ligament tears in ankle, will wear walking boot for 10 days
Toronto Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa has been diagnosed with partial ligament tears in his right ankle, and is listed as out indefinitely. Achiuwa injured the ankle and had to be helped off the co...
Nov 10, 2022
Trudeau to take off for international meetings, starting with Cambodia ASEAN summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to take off late tonight for a flurry of international meetings across four countries, starting in Cambodia. Trudeau is due in Phnom Penh for a leade...
Nov 10, 2022
Quebec Liberals name Marc Tanguay interim leader after Anglade resignation
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party has named veteran member Marc Tanguay as interim leader days after the previous leader stepped down. Tanguay will replace Dominique Anglade, who resigned Monday, five...
Nov 10, 2022
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company were ordered Thursday to pay an extra $473 million to victims' families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school sh...
Nov 10, 2022
Democracy the clear champion in U.S. midterm elections, say envoys in D.C., Ottawa
WASHINGTON - The ambassadors representing Canada and the United States in each other's capitals say democracy was the true winner in Tuesday's midterm elections. Both David Cohen, Washington's envoy i...
Nov 10, 2022
Larger-than-expected interest rate hikes would lead to economic contraction: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the Canadian economy would contract slightly in 2023 if central banks raise interest rates more than anticipated. The PBO published a report Thursday tha...
Nov 10, 2022
Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants
MONTREAL - Health officials in northern Quebec say they are taking steps to hire more nurses and Inuit staff after a coroner's report released last month linked the deaths of 10 infants in the region ...
Nov 10, 2022