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Sudan officials: Tribal clashes kill 170 in country's south
CAIRO (AP) - Tribal clashes in Sudan's southern province of Blue Nile have killed at least 170 people over the past two days, two Sudanese officials said Thursday, the latest in inter-communal violenc...
Oct 23, 2022
Disqualified NDP leadership hopeful calls on B.C. to declare climate emergency
VANCOUVER - The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for British Columbia's top political job says she's ready to take up an invitation to work with the man who will become...
Oct 23, 2022
Canucks remain winless after 5-1 loss to visiting Sabres
VANCOUVER - Victor Oloffson put away two goals and an assist and the Buffalo Sabres topped the Canucks 5-1 in front of a disgruntled crowd in Vancouver on Saturday. Rasmus Dahlin scored and contribute...
Oct 22, 2022
Toffoli's overtime goal gives Flames 3-2 win over Hurricanes
CALGARY - Tyler Toffoli scored 4:30 into overtime on Saturday night as the Calgary Flames overcame a two-goal first-period deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Nazem Kadri and Brett Ritchie al...
Oct 22, 2022
Canadian women defeat the U.S. 29-14 at Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canada ran in five tries Sunday to defeat the United States 29-14 for its third straight victory at the Women's Rugby World Cup. The Canadians had already qualified for the qua...
Oct 22, 2022
China's Xi expands powers, promotes allies
BEIJING (AP) - President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tra...
Oct 22, 2022
Trudeau takes jabs at Conservative leader in absentia at annual press gallery dinner
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre did not attend the press gallery dinner on Saturday evening, but he was nonetheless much of the focus of a long-standing political tradition of lobbing li...
Oct 22, 2022
Malinin's quad axel lifts 17-year-old to Skate America title, Canadians get silver in pairs
NORWOOD, Mass. - Ilia Malinin wasn't sure whether he would unveil his quad axel, the hardest jump in figure skating that only he had landed in competition, after a fourth-place short program left him ...
Oct 22, 2022
After a scuffle, Heat hold on to top Raptors 112-109
MIAMI (AP) - Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Max Strus added 20 off the bench and the Miami Heat topped the Toronto Raptors 112-109 on Saturday night to stop a season-opening two-game slide. The teams ...
Oct 22, 2022
Algeria: Doctors tell Saudi crown prince don't go to summit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's powerful 37-year-old crown prince will not attend an upcoming summit in Algeria after his doctors advised him not to travel, the Algerian presidency s...
Oct 22, 2022