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Canada's CPKC Women's Open once again named LPGA Tour's tournament of year
NAPLES, Fla. - The CPKC Women's Open has won the LPGA Tour's highest tournament honour for the second consecutive year. The event, hosted Aug. 24-27 at Vancouver's Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, w...
Nov 16, 2023
Carbon monoxide poisons players at Wakaw hockey tournament: Mayor
Carbon monoxide from a faulty furnace left many young players sick at a hockey tournament in Wakaw last weekend.The community hosted an under-15 hockey tournament at the Jubilee Arena, which featured ...
Nov 16, 2023
Full day of bilateral meetings and plenaries await Trudeau at APEC summit by the bay
SAN FRANCISCO - With the fireworks and formalities done, it's time for delegates at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to get down to business. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down to...
Nov 16, 2023
Russian court convicts a woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison, Russian media...
Nov 16, 2023
Spain's Pedro Sánchez reelected prime minister despite controversy over amnesty for separatists
MADRID (AP) - Spain's acting Socialist prime minister, Pedro Snchez, has been chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government in a parliamentary vote Thursday. Snchez was backed by 179 la...
Nov 16, 2023
In The Rings: Italy's Retornaz a favourite entering Euros after breakout season
A breakout season has made Italy's Joel Retornaz the favourite entering the upcoming European Curling Championships in Scotland. Retornaz has guided his squad to back-to-back Grand Slam titles and the...
Nov 16, 2023
In The News for today: No Canadians on Gaza list and Trudeau at APEC
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians absent from Gaza exit list today There are no Canadians mentioned in ...
Nov 16, 2023
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear case of Canadian men detained in Syria
OTTAWA - The country's top court is slated to decide today whether it will hear the case of four Canadian men held in Syria who argue Ottawa has a legal duty to help them return home. The detained Can...
Nov 16, 2023
No Canadians on updated exit list for the Rafah border crossing, hundreds still stuck
There are no Canadians mentioned in an updated list of foreign nationals who are being allowed to leave the Gaza Strip today. The General Authority for Crossings and Borders published the latest docum...
Nov 16, 2023
Quinn Hughes scores OT winner as Canucks claw out 4-3 win over Islanders
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks overcame a two-goal deficit for a 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Quinn Hughes scored the winner after he was sprang free by J.T. Miller at...
Nov 16, 2023
