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Hurricane Ian strengthens into major Category 3 storm
HAVANA (AP) - Hurricane Ian strengthened into a major hurricane early Tuesday as it barreled toward Cuba on a track to hit Florida's west coast as early as Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center def...
Sep 27, 2022

Displaced Port aux Basques residents face uncertain future after Fiona
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Denise Anderson shouted a list of items into her phone over the sound of pouring rain, along with instructions on how to find them: clean socks, a new pack of underwea...
Sep 27, 2022

Quebec election: Liberal leader goes on media blitz in final week of campaign
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is on a media blitz today to raise her profile ahead of next week's election. Anglade is scheduled to conduct no fewer than six media interviews in M...
Sep 27, 2022

Canadians think the call came from inside the White House: Jan. 6 hearings to resume
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests one in three Canadians have been keeping close tabs on the Jan. 6 hearings in the United States - and that nearly three in four blame Donald Trump for the riots. Leger...
Sep 27, 2022

Beniers scores for Kraken in 3-0 pre-season win over Oilers
SEATTLE - Fans of the Seattle Kraken got a preview Monday night of Matty Beniers' progress as the team's first pick in the 2021 NHL draft scored the opening goal in a 3-0 pre-season victory over the E...
Sep 26, 2022

Tense Japan holds funeral for assassinated ex-leader Abe
TOKYO (AP) - A rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began Tuesday in tense Japan where the event for one of the country's most divisive leaders has de...
Sep 26, 2022

Cara Mund's House pitch rides on abortion, outsider appeal
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - When Cara Mund was competing to become Miss North Dakota, a key part of her platform was increasing the number of women elected to political office. Later, after she became the s...
Sep 26, 2022

Blue Jays stop Judge, Yankees in a 10-inning thriller
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed a one-out walk-off single to left field to score Cava Biggio for the deciding run in a 3-2 win against the New York Yankees in 10 innings on Monday. The Yankees...
Sep 26, 2022

Devils rally to spoil Slafkovsky's Montreal debut with 2-1 pre-season win
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens opened their NHL pre-season campaign at home, but allowed two unanswered goals and fell to the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Monday. Cole Caufield scored first for the Can...
Sep 26, 2022

Fans pack outfield seating for a chance at catching a piece of baseball history
TORONTO - Justin Morgan and his father arrived early at Rogers Centre on Monday to stake out a spot in the 200-level outfield standing-room section, hoping to catch a piece of baseball history. Sporti...
Sep 26, 2022

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