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Lula sworn in as president to lead polarized Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's Luiz Incio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as president in the capital, Brasilia, assuming office for the third time after thwarting outgoing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro'...
Jan 1, 2023
Feds eyeing 'variety of options' for planned firearm buyback program: Mendicino
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is "looking at a variety of options" to carry out a planned buyback of banned firearms - including enlisting outside help. C...
Jan 1, 2023
Building men of character through hockey in 2023 for the Vulcans
After a dominant first half of the season, the future is looking sharp for a Prince Albert hockey team.The U18 AA Vulcans are back from participating in a hockey tournament in Camrose, Alta. The team ...
Jan 1, 2023
Camouflaged cameraman a hit at world juniors: 'I have the best seat in the house'
HALIFAX - The last thing Nathan Eides wants - and he makes this abundantly clear - is to be in the spotlight. And yet there he is. Every TV timeout, every goal celebration, every victory, every defeat...
Jan 1, 2023
Owen Beck replaces injured Colton Dach on Canadian junior men's hockey team
HALIFAX - Owen Beck has been added to Canada's roster midway through the world junior men's hockey championship because of Colton Dach's tournament-ending injury. Beck of Port Hope, Ont., joins the ho...
Jan 1, 2023
Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China
Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.The federal government says in a S...
Jan 1, 2023
Bianca Andreescu rallies to beat Muguruza at Adelaide International
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Canada's Bianca Andreescu rallied to beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions Sunday in the first round of the Adelaide Internatio...
Jan 1, 2023
Connor Bedard ties all-time Canadian points record at world juniors in win over Sweden
Connor Bedard had four assists in Team Canada's 5-1 win over Sweden on New Year's Eve, tying him with Eric Lindros for most points by a Canadian at the tournament.Bedard now has 31 points during his w...
Jan 1, 2023
Arrest made in death of Réjean Hébert, longtime radio journalist in New Brunswick
SAINT-SIMON, NEW BRUNSWICK - A journalist well-known to listeners of French-language radio in New Brunswick has been killed and police are treating the death as a homicide. Donald Nol, the general man...
Jan 1, 2023
B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
VANCOUVER - People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside roam around on a chilly afternoon as some in the throes of addiction are hunched over on the sidewalk near ...
Jan 1, 2023
