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Canada's Shapovalov defeats Coric in straight sets to move on to Vienna Open final
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov will be moving on to the Vienna Open final after topping Borna Coric 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Saturday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native won a blistering 95 per cent of his fi...
Oct 29, 2022
Search continues for one-month-old child missing in Laval, Que. river since Friday
MONTREAL - Searchers resumed their efforts to find a missing one-month-old child on Saturday, a day after the vehicle in which the infant was travelling drove into a river in Laval, Que. City police s...
Oct 29, 2022
Officials: Dozens in cardiac arrest after Seoul crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Ha...
Oct 29, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime bests world No. 1 Alcaraz to advance to Swiss Indoors final
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 to book his ticket to the Swiss Indoors final on Saturday. It is the second time the Montreal native ha...
Oct 29, 2022
Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, leaving "scores" dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties," police told state media. The att...
Oct 29, 2022
COLLINS: The province's decision on the Olympic bid is the right one
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT has declined to support a First Nations-led bid to host the 2030 Olympic Games. It's unfortunate, but it was the right decision. It was simply a matter of money. The timing j...
Oct 29, 2022
Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER - Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find a basement unit in Metro Vancouver for only $500 rent per month, thanks to a discount by a sympathetic landlord. "It's a ...
Oct 29, 2022
Jets beat Coyotes 3-2 in overtime to spoil Mullett debut
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the Arizona Coyotes' Mullett Arena debut with a 3-2 victory Friday night. Arizona opened the season with...
Oct 28, 2022
Marino loses tough semifinal match in Mexico
TAMPICO, Mexico - Rebecca Marino's great run at the WTA 125 K Abierto Tampico tournament is over. The Vancouver athlete lost a tough three-set battle - 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 - to Magda Linette of Poland in a ...
Oct 28, 2022
Kuzmenko posts two-point night as Vancouver Canucks down Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat put up a pair of power-play points and the Vancouver Canucks collected their first home win of the season, topping the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Friday. Horvat and Andrei Kuzmen...
Oct 28, 2022
