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Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longest trip of his pontificate, hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of interfai...
Sep 2, 2024
Struggling Stampeders can't keep up with the Joneses or Elks in 35-20 Labour Day loss
CALGARY - Tevin Jones caught a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 35-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Monday at McMahon Stadium. Eugen...
Sep 2, 2024
Venezuelan prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for opposition's former presidential candidate González
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzlez, just over a month after election officials decla...
Sep 2, 2024
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada its first gold of 2024 Paris Paralympics
PARIS - O Canada has played at the Paralympic Games in Paris for the first time. Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday, finishing atop the podium in the men'...
Sep 2, 2024
Venezuelan authorities seek arrest warrant for opposition former presidential candidate González
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzlez, just over a month after election officials declared President...
Sep 2, 2024
Bo-Levi Mitchell leads Ticats to 31-28 Labour Day win over Argonauts
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned a thrilling 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday afternoon. Mitchell finished 20-of-3...
Sep 2, 2024
US Open: Jessica Pegula reaches her 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal. She is 0-6 at that stage so far
NEW YORK (AP) - Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now come...
Sep 2, 2024
The ups and downs (but mostly ups) of federal health transfers
OTTAWA - The message Canada's premiers sent to Ottawa last year was unanimous: the federal government needed to pay its fair share to contain the ballooning cost of health care. Before Prime Minister ...
Sep 2, 2024
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada's first Paralympic gold medal in Paris.
PARIS - Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday. The 20-year-old swimmer from Parksville, B.C., was first in the men's 100-metre breaststroke and collected his...
Sep 2, 2024
US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws, the Justice Department said Monday. U.S. o...
Sep 2, 2024