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Saudi Arabia orders Lebanese ambassador to leave kingdom
BEIRUT (AP) - Saudi Arabia on Friday ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave the country within 48 hours and stopped all imports from Lebanon, a response to comments by a Lebanese mini...
Oct 29, 2021

Letitia James announces she will run for New York governor
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James formally announced Friday that she is running for governor, a widely anticipated move from the woman who oversaw an investigation into allegatio...
Oct 29, 2021

NHL says it will not discipline Jets GM Cheveldayoff in Blackhawks scandal
NEW YORK - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that the league will not discipline Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, saying he is not responsible for the Chicago Blackhawks' hand...
Oct 29, 2021

Blackhawks ask Hall of Fame to cover assistant's name on Cup
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz wants the Hockey Hall of Fame to cover the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexually assaul...
Oct 29, 2021

Toronto Argonauts can earn East Division playoff spot with home win over B.C. Lions
TORONTO - MacLeod Bethel-Thompson has a rather unique explanation for the Toronto Argonauts success this season at BMO Field. Dirt, grass and worms. "I think it's really the connection with the real d...
Oct 29, 2021

Queen Elizabeth II advised to rest for 2 weeks
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks, accepting doctors' advice to cut back on her busy schedule, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The 95-year-old mo...
Oct 29, 2021

Ship fire out, but search continues for lost containers from vessel off B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - A fire that burned for nearly a week on the container ship anchored off Victoria's waterfront has been put out. A statement from Danaos Shipping Co., the manager of the MV Zim Kingston, say...
Oct 29, 2021

TFC expects to rest players on weekend ahead of Canadian Championship semifinal
The normal squad rotation from a midweek to a weekend game will likely be taken up a notch Saturday when Toronto FC visits Atlanta United in the penultimate game of a dismal MLS season. While sixth-pl...
Oct 29, 2021

Leafs sign defenceman Rielly to eight-year, $60-million extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Morgan Rielly to an eight-year, US$60-million contract extension worth an average annual value of US$7.5 million. The 27-year-old is currently ...
Oct 29, 2021

Environment minister 'cautiously optimistic' about UN climate change conference
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada has two "very heavy weeks" ahead as the government gears up for negotiations at the United Nations COP26 conference. International officials...
Oct 29, 2021