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Hong Kong Sevens returns after three-year hiatus due to the pandemic
Canada will open the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series against Argentina on Friday as the Hong Kong Sevens returns after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Organizers are hoping the 16-country tourn...
Nov 02, 2022
Comedian takes on mental health stigma with free shows in Meadow Lake and St. Walburg
Manitoba-based comedian Big Daddy Tazz is playing two free shows this week. One show is scheduled in Meadow Lake Wednesday, Nov. 2, and the second show in St. Walburg will happen Thursday, Nov. 3. The...
Nov 02, 2022
Former Whitecaps soccer coach Bob Birarda to be sentenced on sex charges
VANCOUVER - A provincial court judge in North Vancouver is expected to sentence Bob Birarda, a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Soccer Canada, for sex offences spanning two decades against...
Nov 02, 2022
Funeral to honour RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - Thousands of first responders, including from Washington state and as far away as Ontario, are expected to gather in Richmond, B.C., for today's funeral of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang. T...
Nov 02, 2022
Emergencies Act inquiry continues and Strike fight in Ontario: In The News for Nov. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 02, 2022
Israel's Netanyahu appears to edge toward victory after vote
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed toward victory in national elections on Wednesday, with more than two-thirds of ballots showing that voters gav...
Nov 02, 2022
Blackwood brilliant as New Jersey Devils down struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-2
VANCOUVER - Yegor Sharangovich and Jack Hughes each scored and notched an assist and the New Jersey Devils dumped the Canucks 5-2 in Vancouver on Tuesday. Nico Hischier, Michael McLeod and Dawson Merc...
Nov 01, 2022
Raiders snap three-game skid against Americans
PRINCE ALBERT, SK - The Prince Albert Raiders started November off on the right foot on Tuesday night, defeating the Tri-City Americans 5-4 at the Art Hauser Centre.The win comes three days after fall...
Nov 01, 2022
McCullers 1st to give up 5 home runs in World Series game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lance McCullers Jr. didn't have to look - he had seen enough already. Rhys Hoskins had just lined a slider into the left-field seats for the Philadelphia Phillies' fifth home run i...
Nov 01, 2022
Seattle Kraken come from behind to edge Calgary Flames 5-4
CALGARY - Three goals in a span of just under five minutes in the third period spurred the visiting Seattle Kraken to a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Yanni Gourde scored short-handed wit...
Nov 01, 2022