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Quebec election: Liberal party campaigning largely outside Montreal-area strongholds
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade has spent the first week of the campaign far away from the party's Montreal-area strongholds. Despite being down in the polls and struggling to...
Sep 02, 2022
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years for voting fraud
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of involvement in election fraud. The ruling ad...
Sep 01, 2022
Man detained after pointing gun at Argentine vice president
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A man was detained Thursday night after he reportedly aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernndez in what government ministers...
Sep 01, 2022
Canadian women test the waters in Australia in advance of 2023 FIFA World Cup
Canada takes its first step towards the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup against co-host Australia in a pair of friendlies Down Under. Seventh-ranked Canada plays No. 12 Australia on Saturday at Brisbane's...
Sep 01, 2022
Serena, Venus Williams lose in 1st round of US Open doubles
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams lost in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open to the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday nigh...
Sep 01, 2022
Shapovalov earns four-set victory to advance to third round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Denis Shapovalov will be moving on to the third round of the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Roberto Carballes Baena on Thursday. Shapovalov fired 10 aces, won 86 per...
Sep 01, 2022
Serena, Venus Williams lose in 1st round of US Open doubles
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams lost in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open to the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday nigh...
Sep 01, 2022
Biden at Independence Hall: Trump, allies threaten democracy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that "equality and democracy are under assault" in the U.S. as he sounded an alarm about his predecessor, Donald Trump, and "MAGA Republic...
Sep 01, 2022
Vehicle thief takes Prince Albert City truck for joyride
Prince Albert police say two officers involved in a stolen vehicle pursuit last Monday afternoon were not seriously hurt when the suspect rammed one of the police vehicles while attempting to flee.The...
Sep 01, 2022
Sask. to get 90,000 doses of bivalent COVID vaccine in first two shipments
On Thursday morning, Health Canada approved the first vaccine against COVID-19 that targets both the original virus and Omicron.The new shots from Moderna, called bivalent vaccines, are designed to re...
Sep 01, 2022
