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Brooks wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down
SAQUAREMA, Brazil - Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday. The 16-year-old Brooks defeated Australia Sophie McCu...
Oct 21, 2023
Ukrainian officials say civilians were killed and wounded in Russian overnight attacks
At least two civilians were killed and others wounded across Ukraine as Russian forces continued to shell frontline areas and other parts of the country, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday.In...
Oct 21, 2023
Quebec tuition hike for out-of-province students already weighing on high schoolers
MONTREAL - Quebec's decision to raise university tuition for out-of-province students starting next year is already weighing on high schoolers and their families. 17-year-old Gage Crouchman from Ottaw...
Oct 21, 2023
Riders’ season on the line in clash with Argos
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' 2023 season could reach its final chapter Saturday.After the Calgary Stampeders improved to 6-11-0 with a 41-16 victory over the B.C. Lions on Friday, the Riders (6-11-0)...
Oct 21, 2023
Argentina intends to take unwanted World Cup third-place game seriously
PARIS (AP) - Argentina is serious about the Rugby World Cup third-place game that nobody likes to play. The Pumas were lumped with the unwanted playoff after losing their semifinal against New Zealand...
Oct 21, 2023
Mounties arrest 'top priority' U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C. The Mounties say they were alerted Friday that the man, who was wanted in the U.S. on allegations of ...
Oct 21, 2023
'Dramatic decline': Calgary researcher says sea ice in Antarctica lowest since 1986
ROTHERA RESEARCH STATION, ANTARCTICA - A Calgary researcher, who has spent the last eight months in Antarctica studying sea ice, says he has seen first-hand how big an effect climate change has had in...
Oct 21, 2023
Much of southern Quebec under rainfall warning, up to 60 millimetres expected
Much of southern Quebec is under a rainfall warning today as Environment Canada forecasts between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain could drench the province by Sunday evening. The federal weather agency'...
Oct 21, 2023
Montreal one step closer to getting park to mark Irish mass grave site
Montreal is one step closer to getting a commemorative park for the 6,000 Irish immigrants buried in unmarked graves in an industrial pocket of the city southeast of the downtown core. This week, the ...
Oct 21, 2023
Man United, England soccer great Bobby Charlton dies at 86
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 196...
Oct 21, 2023