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Alexis Pinturault wins skiing's World Cup overall title
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland - Rising to the moment on his 30th birthday, French skier Alexis Pinturault secured his first overall World Cup title on Saturday. Pinturault won a giant slalom giving him an ...
Mar 20, 2021
Slovakian Petra Vlhova wins skiing's World Cup overall title
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland - Making history for her nation, Petra Vlhova won the women's World Cup overall title on Saturday as the first Slovakian to be crowned the best all-around skier. Vlhova needed...
Mar 20, 2021
Singh commits to cancel up to $20,000 in tuition in election campaign-style promise
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is renewing his pitch to young voters, pledging that an NDP government would cancel up to $20,000 in tuition. Singh says that, if elected, he would also free...
Mar 20, 2021
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday. The decision was announced after an online meeting of t...
Mar 20, 2021
P.A.'s Lisa Dutton returns to Saskatchewan TV screens
Prince Albert viewers may have noticed a familiar face delivering their evening newscast this week. Four years after she moved to Winnipeg, P.A.'s Lisa Dutton has stepped into a new role as multi-mark...
Mar 20, 2021
Bus crash in central Sri Lanka kills 14 people, injures 31
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A passenger bus plunged off a road in central Sri Lanka on Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30. Police said the bus fell off a precipice near the town of Passara...
Mar 20, 2021
Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law
ISTANBUL - Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a controversial social media law last year. In a statement Frida...
Mar 20, 2021
Strong quake shakes Japan; no immediate reports of damage
TOKYO - A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. There were no immediate reports of d...
Mar 20, 2021
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday. The decision was announced after an online meeting of t...
Mar 20, 2021
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday. The decision was announced after an online meeting of t...
Mar 20, 2021