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Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet that paid homage to the old guard of the group, giving top posts to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battl...
Sep 07, 2021

Premier, health officials set to release details of B.C.'s vaccine passport
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is set to release details of British Columbia's incoming COVID-19 vaccine card system, which is to roll out next week. Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial ...
Sep 07, 2021

Hurricane Larry could be headed for Newfoundland on Friday, but track uncertain
HALIFAX - Residents of eastern Newfoundland are being warned hurricane Larry could have an impact on the Avalon Peninsula on Friday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax has issued a tropical cycl...
Sep 07, 2021

Party leaders in Central Canada as election campaign enters fourth week
OTTAWA - The main federal party leaders are in Central Canada as the election campaign enters its fourth week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau starts the day on home turf, making an announcement in Mont...
Sep 07, 2021

Twenty years after 9/11, the U.S. finds itself on the other side of the looking-glass
WASHINGTON - Fiery explosions, the innocent falling from the sky, presidential vows of vengeance: America's 20-year war on terror seemed to end much the way it began. The searing parallels that booken...
Sep 07, 2021

Andrea Constand writes of Cosby trial, #MeToo in new memoir
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrea Constand remained something of an enigma over the years her sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby played out in Pennsylvania courts and the public square. An athlete...
Sep 06, 2021

Source: Former Montreal Alouettes owner Bob Wetenhall has passed away,
Bob Wetenhall Sr., the American businessman who took over the Montreal Alouettes in 1997 and transformed the club into one of the CFL's model franchises, has died. A CFL source requesting anonymity sa...
Sep 06, 2021

Harris throws four TD passes, leads Elks to 32-20 win over Stampeders
CALGARY - Trevor Harris threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 32-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Monday at McMahon Stadium. Ernest Edwards, Jalen...
Sep 06, 2021

Guerrero Jr, Semien power surging Jays past Yanks 8-0
NEW YORK - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 40th homer, Marcus Semien went deep twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-0 on Monday for their fifth straight win. Hyun Jin Ryu (13-8) p...
Sep 06, 2021

Father suspected in nearly week-long disappearance of son faces weapons charge
MONTREAL - A 36-year-old Quebec man who became the subject of a provincewide manhunt after his three-year-old son went missing is now facing a weapons-related charge in the case. Audrey Roy Cloutier, ...
Sep 06, 2021