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COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour
MONTREAL - An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCS Harry DeWolf, an ...
Nov 25, 2023
U Sports announces Regina, Quebec City to host 2025, '26 Vanier Cup games
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Vanier Cup will head to Saskatchewan for the first time. U Sports announced Saturday the '25 Vanier Cup will be played in Regina. The 60th edition of Canadian university football'...
Nov 25, 2023
Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said. Francis, who had part of one lun...
Nov 25, 2023
Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures 22 others
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southwestern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 10 people and injuring 22 others, police and local officials said Saturday....
Nov 25, 2023
Feds aimed secret cybersecurity briefing at energy sector executives: memo
OTTAWA - Federal security officials have been briefing leaders of major energy and utility firms on cyberthreats, one element of a concerted government effort to underscore the serious risks to the se...
Nov 25, 2023
Gaza cease-fire enters second day with more hostages to be exchanged and critical supplies delivered
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas was expected to swap more of its hostages Saturday for prisoners held by Israel on the second day of a cease-fire that has allowed critical humanitarian aid into t...
Nov 24, 2023
Vancouver Canucks, Nils Aman agree to two-year contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks and forward Nils Aman have agreed to a two-year-contract extension, the club announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Aman has one year remaining on hi...
Nov 24, 2023
Canada's Aubin-Mercier wins PFL lightweight title, US$1 million for 2nd year in a row
WASHINGTON - Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier won a hard-fought decision over American (Cassius) Clay Collard on Saturday to claim the PFL lightweight title and the US$1 million that goes...
Nov 24, 2023
Canucks continue to find success in Seattle as Vancouver runs away with a 5-1 win over Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) - Teddy Blueger scored his first goal of the season on a short-handed breakaway early in the first period, Sam Lafferty and Nils Hoglander scored three minutes apart in the third period, ...
Nov 24, 2023
'A cool moment for me' - Pascal Siakam happy to be named in new Czarface rap song
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam is living a hip-hop head's dream. The Toronto Raptors forward was name-checked in a new song released by the rap supergroup Czarface, a trio that includes Wu-Tang Clan member I...
Nov 24, 2023
