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Witness recalls harrowing moment of Seoul crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - As he watched a dozen or more unconscious partygoers carried out from a narrow backstreet packed with youngsters dressed like movie characters, an overwhelmed Ken Fallas coul...
Oct 30, 2022
Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly among signatories to letter on Iranian women's rights
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran's record on women's rights. The letter, publishe...
Oct 30, 2022
Broncos edge Raiders in back-and-forth contest
PRINCE ALBERT, SK - The Swift Current Broncos managed to outlast the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday night, escaping the Art Hauser Centre with a 5-4 win.The loss is the third in a row for the Raide...
Oct 30, 2022
Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest goes to voters
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilians began voting Sunday morning in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former pres...
Oct 30, 2022
RCMP review prompted by employee's arrest urges changes to bolster internal security
OTTAWA - A confidential RCMP review, conducted after the arrest of a senior employee for allegedly leaking classified information, calls for a fundamental shift in the security culture of the national...
Oct 30, 2022
Climate Changed: Canada's health system isn't ready for new reality, say doctors
Montreal family doctor Claudel Ptrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing "risk amplifier." She says it raises the potential for hazard across the board, from threatening the most bas...
Oct 30, 2022
Canada women defeat the U.S. 32-11 to advance to the Rugby World Cup semifinal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canada took control in the second half with 20 points to defeat the United States 32-11 and earn a berth in the semifinals at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The third-ranked Ca...
Oct 29, 2022
Flames burned 3-2 at home by Oilers comeback
CALGARY - Zach Hyman scored twice, including the game winner at 12:24 of the third period, as the Edmonton Oilers came from behind for a 3-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Conn...
Oct 29, 2022
S. Korea in shock, grief as 151 die in Halloween crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of at least 151 people, mostly in their teens and 20s, who got t...
Oct 29, 2022
Somalia's leader says at least 100 killed in Saturday attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday's two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise. President Hassan Sheikh Moh...
Oct 29, 2022
