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Second Canadian flight leaves chaotic Kabul on Friday with 106 Afghans on board
OTTAWA - Canadian officials say a C-17 Globemaster transport plane evacuated 106 more Afghans from the chaotic Kabul airport on Friday and brought them to a safe third country. The senior Canadian gov...
Aug 21, 2021
Hurricane Henri: What to know as rare storm heads north
NEW YORK (AP) - Here's everything to know about this weekend's weather that's tropical in name, but far from its titular home: HUH, A HURRICANE IS HITTING NEW ENGLAND? Maybe! Rare tropical weather is ...
Aug 21, 2021
Canada opens women's world hockey championship with 5-3 win over Finland
CALGARY - Sarah Fillier scored the game-winner for Canada in a 5-3 win over Finland to open the women's world hockey championship Friday in Calgary. The 21-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., scored at 7:...
Aug 21, 2021
No mask or vaccination mandates for schools as health ministry updates COVID-19 plan
The provincial health ministry has released a statement with some updated guidelines for school divisions on future vaccination plans, contact tracing and self-isolating measures.For the last several ...
Aug 21, 2021
Henri strengthens to hurricane as it bears down on Northeast
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an 11 a.m. advisory Saturday upgrading the tropical storm to a hurricane. Now with a top wind speed of 75 mph, Hen...
Aug 21, 2021
Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Healthy and in their 30s, Christina and Josh Tidmore figured they were low-risk for COVID-19. With conflicting viewpoints about whether to get vaccinated against the virus fill...
Aug 21, 2021
Even from within: Manitoba premier faces opposition to completing his agenda
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's decades-long career in politics is not ending quietly. Low opinion polls and opposition within his own caucus as he heads toward retirement have raised do...
Aug 21, 2021
Wins for United States, Canada and Czech Republic open women's world hockey championship
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne Schofield each had a goal and an assist and the nine-time champion United States beat Switzerland 3-0 on Friday night to open the women's world...
Aug 20, 2021
Stampeders survive late pressure, beat Alouettes 28-22 for first win of CFL season
CALGARY - In his first career start, rookie quarterback Jake Meier threw for 304 yards and a touchdown on Friday night as the Calgary Stampeders overcame an 11-point second-quarter deficit and then hu...
Aug 20, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays drop third straight in 4-1 extra-inning loss to Detroit Tigers
TORONTO - The Blue Jays continue to flounder in extra-inning games this season. Toronto lost 4-1 in 10 innings to the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre on Friday, the team's eighth loss in its 10th outi...
Aug 20, 2021