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Re-elected Merritt-area MP Albas ready to get back to work following election victory
MERRITT, B.C. - Conservative Dan Albas will be returning to Ottawa for his fourth term as an MP whenever the House of Commons is recalled.Following his big victory on Monday night, Albas joined Q101 t...
Sep 22, 2021
Most postal votes to be counted by the end of today: Elections Canada
OTTAWA - A clutch of close-run ridings, including a nail-biting photo finish in Vancouver, Granville, are still waiting for mail ballots to be counted to determine the final result. But Elections Cana...
Sep 22, 2021
Conservative on national council says members should review O'Toole's leadership
OTTAWA - A Conservative who sits on the party's national council says Erin O'Toole should undergo a leadership review by members following his election loss, marking the first open challenge to him st...
Sep 22, 2021
UN health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the harmful health effects of air pollution kick in at lower levels than it previously thought and it is setting a higher bar for policy...
Sep 22, 2021
Forge FC ties Panama's Independiente 0-0 in CONCACAF League round-of-16 play
HAMILTON - CPL champion Forge tied FC Panama's Independiente 0-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie Tuesday in Scotiabank CONCACAF League play. Forge will rue a missed penalty after defender Fr...
Sep 22, 2021
Manoah helps Blue Jays top Rays 4-2, maintain wild-card spot
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Rookie Alek Manoah rebounded from early control issues to last six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night to improve...
Sep 22, 2021
'I'm just proud of myself': SFU kicker Kristie Elliott makes college football history
VANCOUVER - Kicker Kristie Elliott is used to walking into the locker room backwards. As the lone woman on Simon Fraser University's football team, Elliott knows her male teammates could be in various...
Sep 22, 2021
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake causes some damage in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake caused damage in the city of Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia, Geoscience Australia said. The quake hit nort...
Sep 21, 2021
Rays' Kiermaier takes, keeps Blue Jays' data card
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Rays veteran Kevin Kiermaier scooped up a data card that fell out of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's wristband during Tampa Bay's 6-4 victory Monday night and refused to g...
Sep 21, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney battles COVID-19 hospital crisis, internal party revolt
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a mushrooming COVID-19 hospital crisis that now threatens to topple him as leader, accepted the resignation of his health minister Tuesday. Kenney said ...
Sep 21, 2021
