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Canadian rugby sevens men thump Bermuda at RAN 7s before heavy rain disrupts play
ARIMA - Canada survived changing weather conditions at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens on Saturday, easily dispatching Bermuda before Mother Nature interrupted its game against Barbados. It was ...
Nov 23, 2024

Man City routed 4-0 by Tottenham in fifth-straight defeat as crisis deepens for Pep Guardiola
What started as an evening of celebration for Manchester City ended with the four-time defending Premier League champion conceding four goals and falling to a fifth-straight loss in all competitions a...
Nov 23, 2024

BC Hydro says power almost fully restored after B.C. windstorms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's electric utility says it has restored power to almost all customers who suffered outages during the bomb cyclone earlier this week, but strong wind from a new storm has ...
Nov 23, 2024

Joly, Blair condemn anti-NATO protest in Montreal that saw fires, smashed windows
MONTREAL - Federal cabinet ministers condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent on Friday, saying "hatred and antisemitism" were on display, but protesters deny the claim, saying t...
Nov 23, 2024

Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini lift Italy past Australia and back to the Davis Cup final
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won matches Saturday in front of a supportive crowd to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup ...
Nov 23, 2024

Canadian figure skaters Lajoie, Lagha claim ice dance silver at Cup of China
CHONGQING - Canadian figure skaters Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha won ice dance silver at the Cup of China on the Grand Prix circuit Saturday. Lajoie and Lagha captured their second medal of the G...
Nov 23, 2024

Canadian speedskater Blondin captures 3,000-metre gold at World Cup stop in Japan
NAGANO - Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin won ISU World Cup gold in the women's 3,000-metre long track competition Saturday. The 34-year-old skater from Ottawa led the race from start to finish, po...
Nov 23, 2024

Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion Saturday he may have been kidnapped as ...
Nov 23, 2024

Canada's top general takes on U.S. senator in defending womens' role in combat units
HALIFAX - Canada's top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles - a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary - at a security foru...
Nov 23, 2024

Suspended Bev Priestman makes first public comments in wake of drone-spying scandal
Suspended soccer coach Bev Priestman has broken her silence, saying she hopes something positive comes out of the ongoing Canadian drone-spying scandal. "I hope out of a really tough situation, this i...
Nov 23, 2024