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Canada's Eugenie Bouchard falls in first-round qualifier at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard dropped a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 decision to American Ashlyn Krueger in first-round qualifying play Monday at the Australian Open. Bouchard, from Montreal, gave...
Jan 09, 2023
Transport minister will meet with committee investigating holiday travel woes
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has accepted a request from fellow members of Parliament to appear before a committee that is seeking answers about what led to a chaotic holiday travel seaso...
Jan 09, 2023
Offensive lineman Williams signs contract extension to remain with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Canadian offensive lineman Zack Williams signed a two-year contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Monday. Williams, a 2019 third-round CFL draft pick, was eligible to become a fre...
Jan 09, 2023
Ideson to skip Canadian entry at 2023 world wheelchair curling championship
OTTAWA - Mark Ideson will skip the Canadian entry at the 2023 world wheelchair curling championship, while Collinda Joseph and Dennis Thiessen will wear the Maple Leaf at the world wheelchair mixed do...
Jan 09, 2023
Months-long saga of runaway cattle in Quebec comes to an end with weekend capture
MONTREAL - The remaining cattle that had been on the lam for months in central Quebec were finally recaptured over the weekend. Quebec's farmers union says the last three of the 15 cattle that escaped...
Jan 09, 2023
Canada officially buying F-35 fighter jet for $19B to replace CF-18s
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet to replace its aging CF-18s, ending the years-long search where it first began.Canada had announced plans to...
Jan 09, 2023
Georgia special grand jury finishes probe of 2020 election
ATLANTA (AP) - The special grand grand jury in Atlanta that has been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his 2020 election lo...
Jan 09, 2023
UN extends critical aid from Turkey to Syria's rebel north
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Monday to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria's rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six m...
Jan 09, 2023
Former Yukon deputy premier Ranj Pillai acclaimed as the territory's new premier
WHITEHORSE - A politician who served in Yukon's legislature since 2016 is the territory's new premier. The Yukon Liberal Party announced Sunday that Ranj Pillai has been acclaimed as leader by the par...
Jan 09, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: U.S. Speaker fiasco gives us a taste of proportional representation
THE LATEST WEIRDNESS issuing forth from the American system of governance wrapped up early Saturday as the House of Representatives picked a new Speaker. It took four days and 15 separate votes to do ...
Jan 09, 2023
