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Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swatch of neighboring Guyana
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicols Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana...
Dec 3, 2023
More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through Rafah crossing with Egypt
More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt. A new document published by Gaza's General Authority for Crossings and Borders shows 165 names unde...
Dec 3, 2023
Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, says efforts in south will be 'no less strength' than in north
The Israeli military said Sunday its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and it ordered more evacuations in the crowded south while vowing that operations there against Hamas would be...
Dec 3, 2023
Jim Leyland elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league ma...
Dec 3, 2023
Jim Leyland elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league ma...
Dec 3, 2023
NDP concerned about Intensive Care Unit bypass at Battlefords Union Hospital
The Saskatchewan NDP are concerned following a leaked memo that indicated the Battlefords Union Hospital was among several facilities put on bypass for their Intensive Care Units. The first leaked Sas...
Dec 3, 2023
Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada
Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the death toll....
Dec 3, 2023
Conspiracy theories are popular in Canada, especially among conservatives: poll
OTTAWA - The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre state...
Dec 3, 2023
Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thenault claims World Cup gold in aerials
RUKA, Finland - Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thenault captured season-opening World Cup gold in women's aerials on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., posted a winning score of 99.05 poi...
Dec 3, 2023
Canada's Grondin wins season-opening World Cup snowboard cross event
ROMANS-SUR-ISRE, France - Eliot Grondin won the season-opening men's World Cup snowboard cross on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., edged reigning Olympic champion and runner-up Alessan...
Dec 3, 2023