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Fiona becomes a hurricane, aims at Puerto Rico
HAVANA (AP) - Fiona strengthened into a hurricane Sunday as it bore down on Puerto Rico, where people braced for severe wind and torrential rains. Forecasters said "historic" levels of rain were expec...
Sep 18, 2022
Elections Quebec takes to TikTok, hoping quirky campaign inspires turnout
MONTREAL - Elections Quebec is flipping their usual campaign advertising script in hopes that some fresh messaging will propel more voters out to the polls next month. The province's elections organiz...
Sep 18, 2022
Trudeau meets UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, other world leaders in London
LONDON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his British counterpart Sunday as world leaders converged on London for Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Trudeau was at 10 Downing Street early in the afterno...
Sep 18, 2022
Advocates of windfall tax on oil and gas sector can now point to EU for inspiration
OTTAWA - Proponents of imposing a windfall tax on the Canadian oil and gas industry now have another global power setting precedent for the policy. On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed levyi...
Sep 18, 2022
Queen's death leaves questions about vacated military patronage posts
OTTAWA - Queen Elizabeth's death has left more than a dozen Canadian Armed Forces units without a patron, and prompted one expert to question how such appointments will be filled going forward. The De...
Sep 18, 2022
Quebec election: 880 candidates in the running for Oct. 3 election
MONTREAL - Quebec party leaders are fanned out across the province on Day 22 of the election campaign. Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault will be in the Quebec City-area riding of Portneuf,...
Sep 18, 2022
Restoring the culinary and cultural bounty of ancient Indigenous sea gardens in B.C.
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. - A family of sea otters emerges from the ocean and rambles up the rocky shoreline, while a great blue heron in search of a meal pokes at a wall of rocks. Fountains of water s...
Sep 18, 2022
Whitecaps beat Sounders for first time in five years to preserve playoff hopes
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps once again kept their playoff hopes alive Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders. Pedro Vite opened the scoring in the 29th minute and Julian Gressel dou...
Sep 17, 2022
Justin Lower birdies 18th to take 1-shot lead at Fortinet, Surrey's Svensson 3 shots back
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - With the wind whipping around the golf course in the afternoon and the greens hard and dry, Justin Lower knew there wouldn't be many opportunities for birdies. He made the most of ...
Sep 17, 2022
James Butler scores two rushing touchdowns, Lions edge Stampeders 31-29 in overtime
CALGARY - James Butler scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, including one in overtime, for the B.C. Lions in a 31-29 win over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. The Lions (9-3) held onto second ...
Sep 17, 2022