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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday. Mnangagwa won 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said at a late-ni...
Aug 26, 2023
Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher's job: tribunal
LVIS, Que. - The psychological harm suffered by a Quebec elementary teacher after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her was a workplace injury, the province's l...
Aug 26, 2023
Evacuated Hay River mayor says town in better shape than feared the night before
A town in the Northwest Territories recently evacuated due to a raging wildfire emerged "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier when high winds and hot temperatur...
Aug 26, 2023
Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of "Truth or Consequences" and "The Price Is Right," has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99....
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's LePage, Warner claim gold, silver in decathlon at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Pierce LePage and Damian Warner claimed gold and silver, respectively, in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. LePage of Whitby, Ont., fin...
Aug 26, 2023
Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Jennifer Hansen was evacuated from her home in the West Kelowna, B.C., area last week, but that hasn't stopped the Westside Salvation Army captain from feeding firefighters and ot...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's Mitton earns silver in women's shot put at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Sarah Mitton earned silver in the women's shot put at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., had a top throw of 20.08 metres, which was a...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's Bianca Andreescu withdraws from U.S. Open due to injury
NEW YORK - Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the U.S. Open and will be replaced by a qualifier/lucky loser, the tournament announced on Saturday. Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open...
Aug 26, 2023
Elks look to build off first-win momentum, snap home losing skid against Redblacks
EDMONTON - Only in the CFL could the coach and players of a 1-9 team be talking about how their next three games might put them into the playoff mix. But that's the reality of a league where only thre...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's LePage, Warner sit in first and third, Mitton advances at athletics worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Pierce LePage and Damian Warner sit in first and third heading into the final two events of the men's decathlon on Saturday at the World Athletics Championships. LePage of...
Aug 26, 2023