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Decorations get super-sized for second pandemic-era Halloween
An unfamiliar noise hums in the late-October air on evening strolls through some Canadian neighbourhoods. It's not the whooshing of witches on brooms overhead, the howling of werewolves or the lament ...
Oct 30, 2021
Manitoba's governing Tories pick new leader during controversy over ballots
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives are to choose a new party leader today who will become the province's next premier. Party members are deciding between former health minister ...
Oct 30, 2021
Sudan security forces shoot dead 2 protesters, doctors say
CAIRO (AP) - The Sudan Doctors Committee, a professional union, says security forces have shot dead two people during a mass protest against the country's recent military coup. Saturday's fatal shooti...
Oct 30, 2021
'We can hardly keep up': Education key to combat human trafficking, experts say
VANCOUVER - More education in human trafficking is needed across Canada to combat the growing issue, which has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say. Julie Jones, a former police detec...
Oct 30, 2021
Trudeau expected to add more doses to Canada's vaccine donations at the G20 today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce added donations of vaccines today for developing countries at the G20 meeting in Rome. COVID-19 and climate change will dominate most dis...
Oct 30, 2021
Stars fall 5-1 to Broncos in NB
The Battlefords North Stars fell 5-1 to the rival, Humboldt Broncos Friday, in North Battleford. Dace Prymak scored the lone goal for the Stars with his sixth of the season, while Michael Harroch stop...
Oct 29, 2021
Masoli throws for 357 yards and three touchdowns in Ticats' 39-23 win over Elks
EDMONTON - Jeremiah Masoli passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats clawed back over the .500 mark on the season with a 39-23 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Friday. With...
Oct 29, 2021
Norris scores 2, Senators beat Stars to snap 3-game skid
DALLAS (AP) - Josh Norris score two goals in his U.S. NHL debut, and the Ottawa Senators snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Brady Tkachuk and Conn...
Oct 29, 2021
Anderson, Braves' 2-hitter takes 2-1 Series lead vs Astros
ATLANTA (AP) - Rookie Ian Anderson and the Braves bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d'Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night ...
Oct 29, 2021
Anderson, Braves' 2-hitter takes 2-1 Series lead vs Astros
ATLANTA (AP) - Rookie Ian Anderson and the Braves bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d'Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night ...
Oct 29, 2021