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Biden talks with Chinese foreign minister as he prepares for potential meeting with Xi
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden met Friday with China's top diplomat, a conversation that's viewed as the precursor to a potential sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month. The enco...
Oct 27, 2023
MATCHDAY: Barcelona hosts Madrid in Bellingham's 1st 'clasico', Arsenal plays Sheffield United
A look at what's happening in European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Arsenal hosts last-place Sheffield United in what looks like lopsided matchup, but the visitors have played tough against Manchester ...
Oct 27, 2023
'I can't breathe:' Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd
GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate kn...
Oct 27, 2023
Senators lose two more defencemen in Chabot, Brannstrom to injuries
PITTSBURGH - The Ottawa Senators are down two more defencemen due to injury. Head coach D.J. Smith told reporters Friday that Thomas Chabot fractured his hand and will likely miss six weeks. Smith als...
Oct 27, 2023
'I can't breathe:' Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd
GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate kn...
Oct 27, 2023
Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie's past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms
Doubts raised over Buffy Sainte-Marie's First Nations bona fides are roiling the community she claims to be part of. A CBC story saying the singer's ancestry may not be Indigenous has renewed debate a...
Oct 27, 2023
U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two ...
Oct 27, 2023
Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions
Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions.Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanctions...
Oct 27, 2023
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault claims Pan American Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has won a Pan American Games gold medal. The 26-year-old from Shawinigan, Que., defeated Panama's Atheyna Bylon by unanimous decision for the women's...
Oct 27, 2023
Goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais savours first Canada women's soccer camp close to home
MONTREAL - A first-time call-up to the Canadian national team is always something special, even more so if it comes in your backyard. That's the enviable situation that goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais fin...
Oct 27, 2023