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In rare contact, US offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said...
Jul 27, 2022
'Gaps' in Pope's apology can't be ignored, says Crown-Indigenous Relations minister
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says the "gaps" in Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors cannot be ignored. Miller says the pontiff's words, delivered this we...
Jul 27, 2022
Canada's top doc encourages safe sex, fewer partners to prevent spread of monkeypox
OTTAWA - Dr. Theresa Tam says Canadians - especially men who have sex with men - should practice safe sex and reduce the number of partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox in Canada. The World Healt...
Jul 27, 2022
Veteran Canadian receiver Durant to make Hamilton debut versus Alouettes
HAMILTON - The wait is finally over for Lemar Durant. The veteran slotback will make his 2022 debut Thursday night when Hamilton (1-5) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (2-4). The six-foot-two, 218-pound V...
Jul 27, 2022
Two people arrested in murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik: homicide team
SURREY, B.C. - Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ripudaman Singh Malik. Malik, the man acquitted in 2005 for bombings aimed at Air India jets that killed 331 people, w...
Jul 27, 2022
'We want gold': Prince Albert's Howe eager to don Canadian jersey at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
While representing his country on the international stage will never get old for him, Tanner Howe is beginning to get used to it. For the second time in less than four months, the Prince Albert native...
Jul 27, 2022
Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming abortion ban
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming judge temporarily blocked the state's abortion ban on the day it took effect, siding with a firebombed women's health clinic and others who argued the ban would harm he...
Jul 27, 2022
Vancouver police say woman deliberately burned Monday in attack
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a woman they describe as "vulnerable" has serious burns after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set it on fire. A statement from police says it happened at...
Jul 27, 2022
Saskatchewan Roughriders add veteran running back Shaq Cooper
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed veteran running back Shaquille Cooper. The Florida native spent the 2021 season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the B.C. Lions, rushing for 142 yar...
Jul 27, 2022
Canadian experts says sexual violence in hockey, other sports has existed for decades
TORONTO - Laurel Walzak says while recent news of sexual violence in Canadian hockey was disturbing, she wasn't surprised at all. And, Walzak warned, it's just the beginning. "Now is not even the tip ...
Jul 27, 2022
