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Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts
Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population. Parks Canada has...
Sep 16, 2020
Peter MacKay on why he lost Conservative leadership and what it means for the party
OTTAWA - As he contemplates a failed Conservative leadership campaign that put the cart before the horse - trying to win a federal election instead of first securing his party - Peter MacKay is remind...
Sep 16, 2020
Defending champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France
GRENOBLE, France - Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has pulled out of the race ahead of a mammoth stage in the Alps, his Ineos Grenadiers team said Wednesday. Bernal had been struggling s...
Sep 15, 2020
Isles stay alive: Eberle seals 2-1 2OT win over Lightning
EDMONTON - Jordan Eberle scored on a two-on-one break 12:30 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern...
Sep 15, 2020
India surpasses 5 million coronavirus cases, 82,066 deaths
NEW DELHI - India' coronavirus confirmed cases crossed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the country's feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages...
Sep 15, 2020
Yanks blow out Blue Jay 20-6, move into 2nd place in AL East
NEW YORK - Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks homered to key a seven-run second-inning burst made possible when right fielder Derek Fisher misplayed a pair of flyballs, and the New York Yankees rocketed past t...
Sep 15, 2020
Zimbabwean writer, Americans on diverse Booker Prize list
LONDON - A Zimbabwean writer who was arrested during anti-government protests is among six finalists announced Tuesday for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Tsitsi Dangarembga was nominated fo...
Sep 15, 2020
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet's spouse tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - The spouse of Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says she is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.In a tweet, Nancy Deziel says she was tested Monday after losing h...
Sep 15, 2020
KIBIHT cancelled for first time in 51 years, organizers say 'not an easy decision'
KAMLOOPS - It's been a staple in the Kamloops hockey community for the last 51 years. However, the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament (KIBIHT) won't happen in January for the first ti...
Sep 15, 2020
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned, clearing the way for his successor to take over after parliamentary confirmation later Wednesday. Abe, Japan's longest-serving prim...
Sep 15, 2020
