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Montreal hospital caters to Indigenous patients by adding bannock to meal trays
MONTREAL - An experience with a patient who wouldn't eat because the meals reminded him of residential school has prompted a Montreal hospital to start offering bannock bread to its Indigenous patient...
Oct 22, 2022
Russian-installed authorities order evacuation of Kherson
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian-installed authorities have ordered all residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to leave "immediately" ahead of an apparent Ukrainian advance. In a Telegram pos...
Oct 22, 2022
FIFA slams unacceptable TV deal offers for Women's World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Broadcasters were criticized by FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Saturday for what he called unacceptably low offers for rights to screen the Women's World Cup next year...
Oct 22, 2022
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italian premier
ROME (AP) - Giorgia Meloni, whose political party has neo-fascist roots, was sworn in on Saturday as Italy's first far-right premier since the end of World War II. Meloni, 45, took the oath of office ...
Oct 22, 2022
US to face Vietnam, Netherlands at women's soccer World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - The defending champion United States will face the Netherlands in the group stage of next year's soccer World Cup, setting up a early repeat of the 2019 World Cup final. T...
Oct 22, 2022
Canada women to face Australia, Ireland and Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA World Cup
Canada has been drawn with co-host Australia, Ireland and Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Saturday's draw was relatively kind to the seventh-ranked Canadians, who avoided several heavyweig...
Oct 22, 2022
China's Premier Li Keqiang dropped in leadership shuffle
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the nation's No. 2 official and a proponent of economic reforms, is among four of the seven members who will not be reappointed to the nation's all-powerful ...
Oct 21, 2022
Lions beat Elks 31-14, clinch home field for semifinals
EDMONTON - Keon Hatcher, James Butler and Antonio Pipkin all recorded touchdowns as the B.C. Lions secured a home playoff date with a 31-14 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Friday. The Lions, now 12-...
Oct 21, 2022
Nevada court ruling modifies county plan for vote hand-count
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A rural Nevada county can start hand-counting mail-in ballots two weeks before Election Day, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, but it won't be allowed to livestream the tallying ...
Oct 21, 2022
Durant breaks late tie with 3, Nets top Raptors 109-105
Associated Press (AP) - Kevin Durant broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left and had 27 points to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 on Friday night. Durant's 3 gave Bro...
Oct 21, 2022
