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Russian rocket attack kills 15 in Ukraine; others trapped
CHASIV YAR, Ukraine. (AP) - Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers labored Sunday to pull people out of the rubble after a Russian rocket attack smashed into apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine. The...
Jul 10, 2022
'Exhilarating': local describes seeing tornado up close
A motorist driving through the Maidstone area had as close a view of Friday's tornado as one can get.Warren Furman told battlefordsNOW that he was disappointed he didn't get a glimpse of the system th...
Jul 10, 2022
'It's difficult': Ukrainian newcomers struggle to make ends meet in Canada
TORONTO - Sabina Abilova and Andrii Koziura sit at the dinner table in their basement apartment, laptops open, searching for jobs that might help them pay for next month's rent. The Ukrainian newcomer...
Jul 10, 2022
Ottawa's plan to off-load military sexual assault cases sparks feud with provinces
OTTAWA - A dispute between the federal government and provinces over funding and other resources is slowing efforts to transfer military police investigations and prosecutions of alleged sexual crimes...
Jul 10, 2022
Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.
A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...
Jul 10, 2022
Mariners win 7th in row, top Blue Jays 2-1 on Santana homer
SEATTLE (AP) - Carlos Santana hit his first home run since being acquired by Seattle, lining a two-run shot off Toronto starter Alek Manoah that lifted the Mariners to a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays on ...
Jul 09, 2022
Mets retire Keith Hernandez's No. 17 in Citi Field ceremony
NEW YORK (AP) - About an hour before addressing the packed house at Citi Field, a concentrated Keith Hernandez stared in deep study at his index cards in a mostly empty interview room - his big brothe...
Jul 09, 2022
Blue Bombers blitz B.C. Lions 43-22 in battle of CFL unbeatens
VANCOUVER - The first head-to-head meeting between two of the CFL's stingiest teams turned out to be a high-scoring affair. With both sides unbeaten entering Saturday's contest at BC Place, the visiti...
Jul 09, 2022
Lowly Sporting KC upsets host CF Montreal 2-1
MONTREAL - CF Montreal grabbed an early lead but Sporting Kansas City bounced back to steal a 2-1 Major League Soccer victory at Stade Saputo Saturday night. Romell Quioto scored for Montreal (9-8-2) ...
Jul 09, 2022
Toronto FC comeback falls short as Earthquakes score late for a 2-2 tie
TORONTO - Jack Skahan scored his first MLS goal in stoppage time to lift the San Jose Earthquakes into a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Saturday. Goals by Deandre Kerr and Jonathan Osorio had seemed to gi...
Jul 09, 2022