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'Diagolon' founder Jeremy MacKenzie expected to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - The public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act during "Freedom Convoy" protests says it expects to call "Diagolon" founder Jeremy MacKenzie as a witness. Public O...
Oct 31, 2022

Santa Claus isn't coming to town, Vancouver parade cancelled for third year
VANCOUVER - The Santa Claus Parade in downtown Vancouver has been cancelled for a third straight year, but this time COVID-19 isn't playing the Grinch. The Vancouver Santa Claus Parade Society instead...
Oct 31, 2022

Randy Schmid, AP science writer with a whimsical touch, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Randy Schmid, a retired Associated Press science writer who seldom missed a chance to add a whimsical touch to his authoritative stories, has died. Schmid, 78, died at a nursing home...
Oct 31, 2022

World Series rainout, Astros-Phils to play Game 3 Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Game 3 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros was postponed by rain Monday night with the matchup tied 1-1. The rainout moved Game 3 to Tuesday ni...
Oct 31, 2022

World Series rainout, Astros-Phils to play Game 3 Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Game 3 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros was postponed by rain Monday night with the matchup tied 1-1. The rainout moved Game 3 to Tuesday ni...
Oct 31, 2022

Planning continues for memorial at Broncos crash site
The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee said they hope to have an announcement on a memorial by the fifth anniversary of the tragic crash."Our hope is to have some kind of an announcement, groundbreak...
Oct 31, 2022

Raptors' all-star guard Fred VanVleet listed as out against Atlanta
TORONTO - Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was listed as unavailable for Toronto's game Monday against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Coach Nick Nurse said VanVleet didn't participate in Sunday's practice due...
Oct 31, 2022

Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Communications sign 10-year broadcast rights deal
VANCOUVER - Sportsnet will continue to broadcast Vancouver Canucks games on TV and radio for another decade. The Canucks and Rogers Communications, which owns Sportsnet, announced Monday that the two ...
Oct 31, 2022

Decision at head coach among many off-season tasks facing Redblacks GM Burke
OTTAWA - After three straight seasons of falling far short of expectations, Ottawa Redblacks general manager Shawn Burke will have his work cut out for him this off-season. Ottawa finished the 2022 se...
Oct 31, 2022

Ukraine tracking thousands of war crimes despite judicial system woes: chief justice
OTTAWA - Violence in Ukraine has crippled the country's judicial system, the chief justice of its Supreme Court says, and left it struggling to handle tens of thousands of criminal reports arising fro...
Oct 31, 2022