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Canucks face off against each other in team scrimmage ahead of pre-season opener
VICTORIA - Vancouver Canucks players squared off against each other Saturday in a full-contact scrimmage ahead of Sunday's first pre-season game in Calgary against the Flames. The Canucks have been in...
Sep 23, 2023
Smoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration
YELLOWKNIFE - Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks. The Northwest Territories ca...
Sep 23, 2023
Moneris confirms credit and debit card processing outage, but offers few details
TORONTO - The Canadian payment processing firm Moneris says credit and debit card transactions were interrupted by a network outage reported earlier in the day. Complaints about outages started rollin...
Sep 23, 2023
Arundell scores 5 tries in England romp against Chile at the Rugby World Cup
LILLE, France (AP) - Winger Henry Arundell scored a record-tying five tries for England in his Rugby World Cup debut as debutant Chile was sliced apart 71-0 on Saturday. England's highest score in 20 ...
Sep 23, 2023
Zelenskyy, accompanied by Trudeau, greets cheering crowd of supporters in Toronto
A large crowd of members of the Ukrainian community and politicians welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, with a standing ovation when they walked into a Canad...
Sep 23, 2023
Canadian women's volleyball team beats Mexico but fails to clinch Olympic spot
NINGBO, China - Canada's women's volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Canadian attack w...
Sep 23, 2023
Playoff-bound and injury-depleted Rays put 2B Brandon Lowe on IL with fractured right patella
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The playoff-bound and injury-depleted Tampa Bay Rays put second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right patella on Saturday. Lowe was hurt Th...
Sep 23, 2023
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
United Nations (AP) - Russia's top diplomat lashed out at the U.S. and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international order, but he didn't discuss his country's war in Ukr...
Sep 23, 2023
A black student’s family sues Texas' governor and AG over his suspension for his hairstyle
HOUSTON (AP) - The family of a Black high school student in Texas on Saturday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state's governor and attorney general over his ongoing suspension by his ...
Sep 23, 2023
Australia under huge pressure in Rugby World Cup match with Wales. Scotland, Tonga look to rebound
The Rugby World Cup knockout stage has started early for Australia. On the back foot after a loss to Fiji, the Australians cannot afford to lose their third pool game - against Wales in Lyon - otherwi...
Sep 23, 2023