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Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) - Five flamingos that showed up in Wisconsin to wade along a Lake Michigan beach attracted a big crowd of onlookers eager to see the unusual visitors venturing far from thei...
Sep 23, 2023
Canucks face off against each other in team scrimmage ahead of pre-season opener
VICTORIA - Vancouver Canucks players squared off against each other Saturday in a full-contact scrimmage ahead of Sunday's first pre-season game in Calgary against the Flames. The Canucks have been in...
Sep 23, 2023
Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration
YELLOWKNIFE - Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks. The Northwest Territories ca...
Sep 23, 2023
Moneris confirms credit and debit card processing outage, but offers few details
TORONTO - The Canadian payment processing firm Moneris says credit and debit card transactions were interrupted by a network outage reported earlier in the day. Complaints about outages started rollin...
Sep 23, 2023
Arundell scores 5 tries in England romp against Chile at the Rugby World Cup
LILLE, France (AP) - Winger Henry Arundell scored a record-tying five tries for England in his Rugby World Cup debut as debutant Chile was sliced apart 71-0 on Saturday. England's highest score in 20 ...
Sep 23, 2023
Zelenskyy, accompanied by Trudeau, greets cheering crowd of supporters in Toronto
A large crowd of members of the Ukrainian community and politicians welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, with a standing ovation when they walked into a Canad...
Sep 23, 2023
Canadian women's volleyball team beats Mexico but fails to clinch Olympic spot
NINGBO, China - Canada's women's volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Canadian attack w...
Sep 23, 2023
Playoff-bound and injury-depleted Rays put 2B Brandon Lowe on IL with fractured right patella
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The playoff-bound and injury-depleted Tampa Bay Rays put second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right patella on Saturday. Lowe was hurt Th...
Sep 23, 2023
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
United Nations (AP) - Russia's top diplomat lashed out at the U.S. and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international order, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukr...
Sep 23, 2023
A black student’s family sues Texas' governor and AG over his suspension for his hairstyle
HOUSTON (AP) - The family of a Black high school student in Texas on Saturday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state's governor and attorney general over his ongoing suspension by his ...
Sep 23, 2023
