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Canadian lightweight Oivier Aubin-Mercier calm before PFL semifinal in New York
For a man two wins away from a title and US$1-million payday, Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Mercier is remarkably calm. "I'm almost getting stressed because I'm not stressed," he said. "It's a weird...
Aug 04, 2022
In borrowed clothes, Korda makes strong start at Muirfield
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - Playing in borrowed clothes doesn't seem to bother Jessica Korda at the Women's British Open. Still waiting for her suitcase to arrive in Muirfield, Korda recovered from an ...
Aug 04, 2022
How pigs are helping researchers find ways to keep organs alive after death
Yale researchers may have found a way to keep organs alive longer after death. Using new technology, they were able to restore blood circulation and other cellular functions in pigs a full hour after ...
Aug 04, 2022
Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ___ "T...
Aug 04, 2022
Reactions to Brittney Griner's conviction, 9-year sentence
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling Thursday. Here are reactions from around the basketball and political realms: ___ "T...
Aug 04, 2022
Oversight agency reviewing Nunavut RCMP's public complaints process
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The oversight agency for the RCMP is reviewing how the police force handles public complaints in Nunavut. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP says it's invest...
Aug 04, 2022
Ottawa to challenge lower but 'baseless' U.S. duties on softwood lumber, says Ng
WASHINGTON - Lower than expected U.S. penalties on softwood lumber exports from Canada are doing little to temper the dismay of the federal government in Ottawa. International Trade Minister Mary Ng i...
Aug 04, 2022
Jean Charest got his final debate audience, but will the support he seeks follow?
OTTAWA - Jean Charest compared opponents who didn't show up to the federal Conservatives' final leadership debate to fish not wanting to swim. But with six weeks left until a winner is named, the even...
Aug 04, 2022
US to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar ...
Aug 04, 2022
Feds silent on enforcement as national long-term care standards about to be finalized
OTTAWA - Experts are putting the finishing touches on two sets of standards intended to improve the lives and safety of Canadians in long-term care homes, and are now wondering what the federal govern...
Aug 04, 2022