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Quebec election: Once a major force, Parti Québécois risks finishing with one seat
MONTREAL - As Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon launched his party's election campaign, he described his candidates as a "Cinderella team" that would go further than people expect. It was ...
Sep 04, 2022
B.C. scientists hopeful in fight against mites that puncture and kill honeybees
SURREY, B.C. - Chemistry professor Erika Plettner gestures towards beehives surrounded by tall, dry grasses as she explains the multiple pressures facing honeybees worldwide. Pesticides, pathogens and...
Sep 04, 2022
Survivor of Holocaust, Munich attack heads back to Germany
BERGEN-BELSEN, Germany (AP) - They call him the ultimate survivor: Shaul Ladany lived through a Nazi concentration camp and escaped the massacre of 11 fellow Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games...
Sep 03, 2022
Survivor of Holocaust, Munich attack heads back to Germany
BERGEN-BELSEN, Germany (AP) - They call him the ultimate survivor: Shaul Ladany lived through a Nazi concentration camp and escaped the massacre of 11 fellow Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games...
Sep 03, 2022
Bichette's bases-clearing double leads Jays past Pirates 4-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. The Blue Jays won f...
Sep 03, 2022
French tennis player accuses former coach of sexual assault
NEW YORK (AP) - A professional tennis player from France who reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 last year has accused her former coach of rape and sexual assault. The French Tennis Federation sai...
Sep 03, 2022
No. 1 seed Swiatek advances to 4th round | US Open updates
NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament: No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek beat Lauren Davis 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round at the U.S. Open. Swiatek won the last five games of the...
Sep 03, 2022
Lucy Li finishes strong to lead Dana Open, Henderson just four shots back
SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) - Lucy Li played with a lead for the first time on the LPGA Tour and the 19-year-old was up to the task Saturday, recovering from a sluggish start for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot l...
Sep 03, 2022
Russian Rublev rallies to beat Canadian Shapovalov in five sets at US Open
NEW YORK - Russian Andrey Rublev rallied to beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (7) in a tough third-round men's singles match Saturday at the U.S. Open. Shapovalov, of Richmond...
Sep 03, 2022
Canada's offence rounding into form ahead of women's world final against U.S.
HERNING - For Canada to defend its women's world hockey title, it needs to put finishing touches on what's been a work in progress throughout the tournament. Archrival United States has been a scoring...
Sep 03, 2022
