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'We are resilient': Hay River, N.W.T., still recovering months after historic flood
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Kandis Jameson remembers hearing trees on the shore of the Hay River "snapping like toothpicks" as water levels quickly rose this spring. "It was the eeriest feeling," the mayor of...
Nov 07, 2022
Quebec's highest court to begin hearing appeals on provincial secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court is set to begin hearing appeals on the constitutionality of the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21. Both the Quebec government and groups opposing the law ar...
Nov 07, 2022
Monkeypox 'almost eradicated' in Montreal, once epicentre of virus outbreak in Canada
MONTREAL - Once the epicentre of Canada's monkeypox outbreak, Montreal has almost eradicated the virus on its territory, according to doctors in the city - but they warn it's too early to declare vict...
Nov 07, 2022
Cyprus' Greek Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II dies at 81
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the outspoken leader of Cyprus' Greek Orthodox Christian Church whose forays into the country's complex politics and finances fired up supporters and...
Nov 07, 2022
Content former No 1 Ash Barty rules out tennis comeback
MELBOURNE (AP) - Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has emphatically ruled out ever making a comeback to tennis, or switching to another sport. Launching her autobiography at Melbourne Park - scene of her A...
Nov 06, 2022
Bantam River Riders win league championship
A historic season is complete for a local football club.The Bantam Prince Albert River Riders are undefeated Kinsmen Football League Champions for the first time ever.In a close game where both defenc...
Nov 06, 2022
Dubai fire races up high-rise near world's tallest building
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fire broke out early Monday morning at a 35-story high-rise building in Dubai near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. It wasn't immediately clear if t...
Nov 06, 2022
VanVleet has 30 points and 11 assists in Raptors' 113-104 victory over Chicago
TORONTO - On a night with no Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet did plenty of heavy lifting. VanVleet had 30 points and 11 assists in his first game back after missing three straight with lower back tightne...
Nov 06, 2022
Tavares scores in third, Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes 3-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - John Tavares scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 Sunday for their first three-game winning streak of the s...
Nov 06, 2022
Rourke, B.C. Lions down Calgary Stampeders 30-16 in West semifinal
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions are through to the second round of the CFL playoffs after downing the Calgary Stampeders 30-16 in the West Division semifinal on Sunday. Making...
Nov 06, 2022
