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Canada terror rules unchanged as Afghans face humanitarian crisis and winter looms
OTTAWA - Opposition parties and aid groups say the Trudeau government is dragging its feet in carving out exemptions to anti-terrorism laws to allow humanitarian groups to reach desperate people in Af...
Sep 30, 2022
Chief urges reflection about residential schools on Truth and Reconciliation Day
VICTORIA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says today's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is about the survivors of Canada's residential schools and the children who died in...
Sep 30, 2022
'Justinflation' can't be said in the House of Commons, but MPs are trying anyway
OTTAWA - The Conservatives' cheeky term for inflation under the Liberals has got some MPs into trouble in the House of Commons, where saying "Justinflation" has been deemed verboten. Speaker Anthony R...
Sep 30, 2022
Russian strike kills 23 as Kremlin to annex Ukraine regions
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens, an official said Friday, just hours before Moscow planned to annex more of Ukr...
Sep 30, 2022
Taliban say suicide blast in Shiite area of Kabul kills 19
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bombing struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul ...
Sep 29, 2022
Donato scores in OT as Kraken edge Canucks 4-3 in overtime
VANCOUVER - Ryan Donato scored with 40.1 seconds left in overtime, powering the Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. John Hayden had a big night for the Kra...
Sep 29, 2022
Shapovalov defeats Albot in straight sets to advance to Korea Open semifinals
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canada's Denis Shapovalov booked his ticket to the Korea Open semifinals after a 6-2, 6-2 win over Radu Albot on Thursday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native fired six aces an...
Sep 29, 2022
Civil rights lawyer John Burris confronts police narratives
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Before John Burris became the go-to lawyer for Northern California families grieving a loved one killed by police, the civil rights legend was a child suspicious of the Santa Cl...
Sep 29, 2022
Xiyu Lin makes late eagle to take LPGA lead in Texas
THE COLONY, Texas (AP) - Xiyu Lin of China made a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole Thursday that sent her to a 6-under 65 and a one-shot lead in The Ascendant LPGA. The late eagle from Lin, t...
Sep 29, 2022
Riley with 66 shares lead at Sanderson Farms in home state
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Davis Riley got off to a hot start and kept bogeys off his card to the end for a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead Thursday with Will Gordon in the Sanderson Farms Championship,...
Sep 29, 2022
