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Pope Francis back in hospital and in critical condition: Vatican
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said.The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospita...
Feb 22, 2025
Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has...
Feb 22, 2025
World champion Franjo Von Allmen edges Marco Odermatt in Swiss podium sweep of World Cup downhill
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - World champion Franjo von Allmen led a Swiss sweep on home snow Saturday at the first World Cup downhill since winning his first career gold medal two weeks ago. Von ...
Feb 22, 2025
Blue Jays to wear City Connect uniforms on Friday night home games this season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will wear their City Connect alternate uniforms on 13 occasions during the 2025 season, the team said Saturday. The uniform, first introduced last May, will be worn on ...
Feb 22, 2025
Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others in a Sudanese city, officials say
CAIRO (AP) - A cholera outbreak in a Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city...
Feb 22, 2025
Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race
Former MP Ruby Dhalla was disqualified from the Liberal leadership race Friday after the party's vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.Dhalla rejected the decision - which comes five day...
Feb 22, 2025
Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier defend ice dance title at Four Continents
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are once again golden at the Four Continents figure skating championship. The duo held on to their slim one-point lead from the rhythm dance to claim...
Feb 22, 2025
Shiffrin finishes outside top 30 in first run of World Cup giant slalom won by Brignone
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin is not yet competitive in her tentative return to racing in giant slaloms. Federica Brignone is currently close to unbeatable. In just her second GS race Satur...
Feb 22, 2025
Freeland promises to consult Canadians on alternatives to consumer carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland vows to scrap Canada's consumer carbon pricing regime in favour of alternatives to be developed through wide-ranging consultations. In a policy ...
Feb 22, 2025
Government of Canada announces settlement of failed treaty promises in Sask.
The Government of Canada announced several settlement agreements made with First Nations in Saskatchewan on Friday.The federal government said it was compensating 14 different First Nations to the tun...
Feb 22, 2025