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Canada's Purcell falls to Germany's Kapp in world junior curling semifinal
JNKPING, Sweden - Canada's Owen Purcell dropped an 8-5 decision to Germany's Benjamin Kapp in semifinal play Saturday at the world junior curling championship. The result sent the Halifax-based team i...
May 21, 2022
Leclerc takes pole ahead of Verstappen at Spanish Grand Prix
MONTMEL, Spain (AP) - Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc recovered from a spin in qualifying to put his Ferrari on the pole for the Spanish Grand Prix in a last-gasp run that bumped reign...
May 21, 2022
Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: Expert
OTTAWA - A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada's unregulated drug supply. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use...
May 21, 2022
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper Nicola Indian Band and a survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. They tormented McLeod for m...
May 21, 2022
Police report 2nd death from tornado in northern Michigan
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A second person died in a rare tornado that hit a small community in northern Michigan, state police said Saturday. The person was in their 70s and lived in a mobile home park, L...
May 21, 2022
AP Source: Mbappé to stay at PSG after rejecting Real Madrid
PARIS (AP) - Kylian Mbapp is set to stay at Paris Saint-Germain after again turning down the chance to join Real Madrid. The France forward has agreed to a three-year contract extension that is close ...
May 21, 2022
'Still going': Some RVers say high gasoline prices could keep them closer to home
With gasoline prices hitting all-time highs, Jeff Redmond says he's planning to stay closer to home when RV camping this summer. The owner and general manager of Bucars RV Centre in Balzac, Alta., say...
May 21, 2022
U.S., Canada, other APEC delegates walk out on Russian speaker
BANGKOK (AP) - Delegates from the United States, Canada, and three other nations staged a walkout Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers o...
May 21, 2022
U.S., Canada, other APEC delegates walk out on Russian speaker
BANGKOK (AP) - Delegates from the United States, Canada, and three other nations staged a walkout Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers o...
May 21, 2022
Australian prime minister concedes election defeat
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's prime minister has conceded defeat after an election that could deliver a minority government. Prime Minister Scott Morrison acted quickly after Saturday's elect...
May 21, 2022