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Einarson adapts to constant lineup shuffling on her curling team
Kerri Einarson has come to terms with flux in her curling team's lineup. The four-time Canadian champion recruited Joanne Courtney out of the broadcast booth to play second in both the Saville Grand P...
Oct 31, 2024
Kamala Harris says Trump's comments on women 'are offensive to everybody'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women "whether the women like it or not" showed that the Republican presidential nominee does not und...
Oct 31, 2024
Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA - Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, days after the release of a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the i...
Oct 31, 2024
Oliveira, Mitchell named as finalists for CFL outstanding player award
TORONTO - Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award. Oliveira led the CFL i...
Oct 31, 2024
Dental-care program hits 1 million patients in first six months, coverage expands
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says a million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began. Starting Friday, the program will also cover mo...
Oct 31, 2024
Canada's Carleton happy to be part of WNBA's 'wave' as league enjoys huge success
Bridget Carleton was in Minneapolis this summer when a WNBA fan stopped her on the street. The fan rolled up a sleeve to reveal a tattoo of Carleton's name and her Minnesota Lynx jersey number on thei...
Oct 31, 2024
Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes for Trump goes before a Philadelphia judge
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia judge began a hearing Thursday in the city prosecutor's bid to shut down Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Mus...
Oct 31, 2024
Germany orders 3 Iranian consulates to shut after an Iranian German prisoner is executed
BERLIN (AP) - Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country on Thursday in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United S...
Oct 31, 2024
Germany orders 3 Iranian consulates to shut after an Iranian German prisoner is executed
BERLIN (AP) - Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country on Thursday in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United S...
Oct 31, 2024
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reaches quarterfinals at Hong Kong Open.
HONG KONG - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open, defeating Australia's Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. Fernandez, the tournament's third seed, needed j...
Oct 31, 2024
