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François Legault in enviable position as Quebec election campaign set to begin
MONTREAL - Franois Legault's win in the 2018 provincial election marked the start of a new era in Quebec politics, after nearly 50 years of federalist-versus-separatist two-party rule. Four years late...
Aug 26, 2022
NATO secretary-general, prime minister visit northern Alberta military base
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will be in Cold Lake, Alta., today as they wrap up a visit focused on northern defences. Yesterday they attended Oper...
Aug 26, 2022
Activists face arrest but push on with 'Hong Kong parliament' plan, hatched in Canada
VANCOUVER - Activists who launched a plan in Canada to elect an unofficial "Hong Kong parliament" say they are pushing ahead with the project, despite being put under investigation for subversion by a...
Aug 26, 2022
Canada takes 99-87 win over Argentina in World Cup qualifying
VICTORIA - Canada's national men's basketball team responded to a solid test in defeating world No. 7 Argentina 99-87 at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on Thursday night. Coach Nick Nurse's charges rem...
Aug 25, 2022
Blue Jays survive 9th, win 6-5 in 10th to sweep Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano pitched his way out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning at Fenway Park. Then he had to shut the Red Sox down one more time. "I kind of tried ...
Aug 25, 2022
Blue Jays survive 9th, win 6-5 in 10th to sweep Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Automatic runner Cavan Biggio slid under the tag to score the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 6-5 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep ...
Aug 25, 2022
Blue Bombers top Stampeders 31-29 in tightly-contested historic win
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros threw for a pair of touchdowns and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defence played tough when it mattered in a historic 31-29 victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday. The Bo...
Aug 25, 2022
Scheffler starts with Tour Championship lead and expands it
ATLANTA (AP) - Masters champion Scottie Scheffler might have had a roller coaster of an opening round Thursday at the Tour Championship if only he had been paying attention to the scoreboards. Scheffl...
Aug 25, 2022
Vancouver police say man who died after beanbag shooting had been asking for help
Vancouver police say a man who died after officers used a beanbag shotgun on Monday had asked bystanders for help following a "violent incident" that occurred moments earlier. Police have not confirme...
Aug 25, 2022
Canada's Szeryk starts CP Women's Open with one of her best rounds of the LPGA season
OTTAWA - One of the best rounds of Maddie Szeryk's LPGA Tour season could not have come at a better time. Szeryk, from London, Ont., shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday in the first round of the CP Women's ...
Aug 25, 2022
