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'On alert': Canada's Fernandez turning heads with big wins at U.S. Open
Leylah Annie Fernandez swooped into the U.S. Open with so little fanfare that tennis observers were barely paying attention to the young Canadian in the early days of the tournament. Ranked No. 73 in ...
Sep 08, 2021
Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
PARIS (AP) - The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded w...
Sep 08, 2021
Canadian Arop has become one of most consistent 800m runners in the world
Marco Arop once dreamed of playing in the NBA. But his high school basketball coach Mike Wojcicki couldn't help but notice Arop's remarkable motor. Arop never stopped moving. "He would play the whole ...
Sep 08, 2021
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as workers hoisted one of the nation's largest Confederate monuments off a pedestal where the figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee towered ove...
Sep 08, 2021
MAPS: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of Aug. 30, 2021
KAMLOOPS - According to Kamloops RCMP, there were 35 thefts from motor vehicle, but only one bicycle theft reported between Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2021.See if your neighbourhood was hit: Week 35 Theft Fr...
Sep 08, 2021
Cleanup begins in Acapulco after strong earthquake
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Residents of Acapulco began cleaning up broken glass and chunks of plaster Wednesday as they took in the full impact of a magnitude 7 earthquake centered nearby that shook most...
Sep 08, 2021
Nanaimo police searching for man accused of voyeurism and possessing child porn
NANAIMO - An older man accused of possessing child pornography missed his court date and is once again wanted by the police. Nanaimo RCMP said Michael Gordon Lowry, 69, missed his recent court date an...
Sep 08, 2021
Montreal police say 63-year-old homicide victim known for drug trafficking
Montreal police say a man killed in a parking garage in the city's east end was known to authorities for drug trafficking. Police identified the victim today as 63-year-old Piero Arena in an update to...
Sep 08, 2021
Hurricane Larry's track shifts west, residents of Newfoundland warned to prepare
HALIFAX - Hurricane Larry could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland late Friday or early Saturday, but even if its centre misses the island, the province can expect large waves and plenty of rain an...
Sep 08, 2021
Federal Court grants Rebel News access to cover federal leaders' debates
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge ordered the Leaders' Debates Commission to permit reporters from Rebel News Network to fully cover this week's two official televised leaders' debates. The ruling means ...
Sep 08, 2021
