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Death toll reaches 84 as Hurricane Helene rips across U.S. southeast
The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurri...
Sep 29, 2024
Parts of Christina Lake, B.C., evacuated due to out-of-control wildfire
CHRISTINA LAKE, B.C. - Parts of a British Columbia Interior community is under tactical evacuation due to the threat of a nearby wildfire. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says the evacuatio...
Sep 29, 2024
Mike McEwen wins curling's PointsBet Invitational men's crown with win over Gushue
CALGARY - Mike McEwen has won curling's PointsBet Invitational men's championship with an 8-3 win over Brad Gushue on Sunday. McEwen's team won all four of their games to take home $50,000 in prize mo...
Sep 29, 2024
Biden said he hopes to visit Helene-impacted areas this week if it doesn't impact emergency response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says he will visit Hurricane Helene-impacted areas this week as long as it does not disrupt rescue and recovery operations. Biden was briefed again on Sunday even...
Sep 29, 2024
Eby says more than 90 per cent of British Columbians to benefit from tax cut promise
SURREY, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby says he's making a tax relief election promise that will benefit more than 90 per cent of people in British Columbia. He says the NDP would implement an an...
Sep 29, 2024
Toronto Blue Jays close out disappointing season with 3-1 loss to Miami Marlins
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays closed out a disappointing season Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 loss to the Miami Marlins at Rogers Centre. Marlins starter Ryan Weathers allowed one run and three hits o...
Sep 29, 2024
United States wins 10th consecutive Presidents Cup with five matches still underway
L'LE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIVE, Que. - South Korea's Si Woo Kim missed a birdie putt on No. 18 and lost his match to Keegan Bradley as the United States clinched another win over the International team a...
Sep 29, 2024
Flames sign forward Andrew Basha tothree-year entry-level contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed forward Andrew Basha to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Sunday. The deal has an average annual value of US$897,500 at the NHL level. ...
Sep 29, 2024
Experts give nod to Saskatchewan Party, but expect tight October election race
With the writs expected to drop this week for the Saskatchewan general election, political experts say Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is on track for a fifth majority government but will lose seats to...
Sep 29, 2024
Biden says he'll speak with Israeli leader, vowing all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided. "I...
Sep 29, 2024