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Youthful Canadiens head into season with plenty of building, learning to do
MONTREAL - After a 3-0 pre-season loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sept. 28, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis summed up what may be the team's mantra going forward. "If you expect imme...
Oct 09, 2022
Climate Changed: Catastrophe experts say retreat from flood risk is 'critical option'
VANCOUVER - All climate disasters are not created equal and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction recommends retreat in the face of only one type of threat. "In our opinion, retreat is not an ...
Oct 09, 2022
Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight
VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief earl...
Oct 09, 2022
Competition Bureau probe of 'flushable' wipes goes down the drain
OTTAWA - To flush or not to flush? It is a question Canada's Competition Bureau says it cannot answer. Three years ago, Friends of the Earth Canada and lawyers from Ecojustice filed a grievance with t...
Oct 09, 2022
Official: Strikes on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill 17
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight struck apartment buildings and killed at least 17 people, a top official in the Ukrainian city said Sunday. City council Secretary Anato...
Oct 09, 2022
Philippine ex-senator briefly held hostage in jail rampage
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police killed three detained Muslim militants linked to the Islamic State group after they staged a jail rampage Sunday that saw a police officer stabbed and a fo...
Oct 08, 2022
Canadian women post comfortable 41-5 win over Japan to open Rugby World Cup campaign
WHANGAREI, New Zealand - Canada ran in seven tries to open its Rugby World Cup campaign with a comfortable 41-5 win over Japan on Saturday. The Canadian women reeled off 36 straight points to snap an ...
Oct 08, 2022
Cantlay misses out on 59 and shares Vegas lead with Tom Kim
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Patrick Cantlay came within one putt of a 59 on Saturday, instead matching his low score on the PGA Tour for a share of the lead with 20-year-old Tom Kim going into the final round of...
Oct 08, 2022
Blue Bombers wrap up first by blitzing Elks 48-11
WINNIPEG - Rookie receiver Dalton Schoen caught three touchdown passes and running back Brady Oliveira scored twice as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers clinched first place in the CFL West Division for the s...
Oct 08, 2022
Senators beat familiar Canadiens 3-2 in overtime
BOUCTOUCHE, N.B. - It seemed fitting, if not cruel, that the Montreal Canadiens would lose their final game of the NHL pre-season to the Ottawa Senators. The Canadiens, who lost 3-2 to the Senators in...
Oct 08, 2022