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Flames forward Huberdeau pledges to donate brain for research on brain injuries
Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau has pledged to donate his brain to Project Enlist Canada for research on brain injuries. Former astronaut Marc Garneau, all-Ivy hockey star Kalley Armstrong and ...
Aug 15, 2022
Kenya's deputy president Ruto declared election winner
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph fo...
Aug 15, 2022
Quebec starts offering fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care residents
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun offering a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care homes and private seniors residences. The Health Department says it launched the new vaccine campai...
Aug 15, 2022
BCGEU announces targeted job action, picket lines, as strike notice expires in B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia General Employees' Union says it will set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres as it begins targeted job action...
Aug 15, 2022
Judge: Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Monday said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies br...
Aug 15, 2022
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald calls an end to mixed martial arts career
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, who fought for the UFC title and won the Bellator championship, has called an end to his mixed martial arts career. The 33-year-old from Kelowna, B.C.,...
Aug 15, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Future isn’t so friendly with Telus money grab on credit-card fees
FIRST IT WAS paying airlines for carrying our luggage. Then COVID sympathy tips began creeping in for just about everything we buy.And we all know about food companies shrinking the size of the portio...
Aug 15, 2022
Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence
MOSCOW (AP) - Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday. G...
Aug 15, 2022
Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison, a...
Aug 15, 2022
Red panda found in fig tree after escaping Australian zoo
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A red panda that spent two days on the lam after escaping from an Australian zoo was recaptured Sunday after he was spotted hanging out in a fig tree in a nearby park. N...
Aug 15, 2022
