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The AP Interview: Ex-Interpol wife takes on China government
LYON, France (AP) - In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the governing elite. Her husband was a top police official in the security apparatus that ...
Nov 18, 2021
Ottawa approves request for federal assistance in B.C. flood recovery efforts
The Canadian Armed Forces has been called in to help with recovery efforts in flood-stricken B.C., with the provincial government declaring a state of emergency. The military will provide both air and...
Nov 18, 2021
Montreal's Dort scores 34 points, Thunder beat Rockets 101-89
OKLAHOMA CITY - Montreal's Lu Dort scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 101-89 on Wednesday night. It was Dort's fifth straight game scoring at least 20 points, so T...
Nov 18, 2021
Kadri, Rantanen register three-point nights as Avs down struggling Canucks 4-2
VANCOUVER - Nazem Kadri had a goal and two assists Wednesday as the Colorado Avalanche topped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 4-2. Mikko Rantanen also scored and had two helpers for Colorado (6-5-1),...
Nov 17, 2021
House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword, an ext...
Nov 17, 2021
Evacuation train departs Hope, B.C., bound for Vancouver with 200 passengers
A late-night evacuation train carrying about 200 people stranded for days by British Columbia's mudslides and floods has left Hope for Vancouver. Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesman for Canadian National,...
Nov 17, 2021
Cuban FM tells AP that fizzled protest effort was US failure
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's top diplomat said Wednesday that the fizzled attempt by young activists to encourage anti-government protests this week was a failure in political communication by the organizers,...
Nov 17, 2021
EXPLAINER: Doubts raised as execution nears for Julius Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The fate of Julius Jones - who has served almost 20 years on death row, even as numerous questions raised doubts about his guilt - rests with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Only hours...
Nov 17, 2021
Toronto Arrows trade Canadian international centre Ben LeSage to Los Angeles Giltinis
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have traded Canadian international centre Ben LeSage, a first-team Major League Rugby all-star this season, to the Los Angeles Giltinis. The Arrows team acquired the right...
Nov 17, 2021
Brigitte Thibault headlines Golf Canada's 2022 amateur teams
Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., headlined the 2022 class of Golf Canada's amateur teams announced on Wednesday. Thibault, a grad student at the University of Texas, has been on Canada's amateur t...
Nov 17, 2021
