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Polls say question in Quebec election is not who will win, but who will come second
MONTREAL - With the Coalition Avenir Qubec party dominating the polls at the start of the provincial election campaign, the most pressing question of the race may not be who wins, but who comes in sec...
Aug 30, 2022
Pete the peacock remains on the lam about two months after escape from N.B. garden
FREDERICTON - Pete the peacock flew the coop on his first night in Kingsbrae Garden, on the southern shores of New Brunswick. That was about two months ago - and it's been a wild goose chase ever sinc...
Aug 30, 2022
Quebec election: CAQ heads into territory strongly contested by upstart Conservatives
QUEBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is holding a news conference this morning in a riding strongly contested by the upstart Conservative Party of Quebec. Beauce-Sud, south of Quebec...
Aug 30, 2022
AP Was There: Diana's final hours, on a tragic Paris night
PARIS (AP) - An elegant dinner at the Ritz in Paris. A post-midnight drive past the city's floodlit treasures. And then, tragedy. The story of Princess Diana's death at age 36 in that catastrophic cra...
Aug 30, 2022
Iran closes border to Iraq, flights stop amid violent unrest
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iran closed its land borders to Iraq as flights to the country halted Tuesday amid violence in Baghdad following an influential Shiite cleric's announcement he would resign from politic...
Aug 30, 2022
Judge hits 50th, Ohtani also goes deep as Angels edge Yanks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Aaron Judge hit his 50th home run of the season but Shohei Ohtani also went deep during their MVP showdown, and the Los Angeles Angels held off the slumping New York Yankees 4-3...
Aug 29, 2022
Jansen's clutch hitting lifts Blue Jays past Cubs 5-4 in 11 innings
TORONTO - Danny Jansen drilled a walk-off single to left field to end the Toronto Blue Jays' three-game losing streak with a 5-4 come-from-behind win against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Blue Jays ...
Aug 29, 2022
Canada remains undefeated in FIBA men's World Cup qualifying with rout of Panama
PANAMA CITY - Canada's men's basketball team remains undefeated in World Cup qualifying with a 106-50 rout of Panama on Monday. Detroit Pistons forward Kelly Olynyk scored 18 points, while Kevin Pango...
Aug 29, 2022
Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. Open - and last tournament - of her remarkable playing career, Williams...
Aug 29, 2022
Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. Open - and last tournament - of her remarkable playing career, Williams...
Aug 29, 2022