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Men’s sevens rugby team hopes Vancouver crowd provides boost up the standings
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men hope playing before a hometown crowd at this weekend's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event can help pull them back from the abyss. The men sit 14th in the overall standin...
Mar 02, 2023

In The News for March 2 : CSIS, Elections Canada to testify on foreign interference
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 02, 2023

Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire
The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in ...
Mar 02, 2023

Asylum seekers face hurdles, discrimination as they compete for housing in Montreal
MONTREAL - Pedro Fonseca, a 43-year-old asylum seeker from Colombia, says if he doesn't start receiving social assistance from the Quebec government soon, he'll likely become homeless. He says he coul...
Mar 02, 2023

National security agencies, Elections Canada set to testify on foreign interference
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency is among the witnesses expected at a Parliamentary committee studying allegations of foreign interference in elections today. Representatives from the Canadian...
Mar 02, 2023

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Fritz, makes second-round exit at Mexican Open
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was handed a 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss by American Taylor Fritz at the Mexican Open Wednesday. After taking a 2-1 lead in the opening set, Shapovalov drop...
Mar 01, 2023

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong ...
Mar 01, 2023

McDavid's historic fifth straight multi-goal game leads Oilers past Maple Leafs 5-2
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. McDavid became th...
Mar 01, 2023

California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. Another st...
Mar 01, 2023

Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...
Mar 01, 2023