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Cyprus exit poll shows ex-minister leading presidential vote
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - An exit poll from the presidential election in ethnically divided Cyprus shows a former foreign minister leading a career diplomat by a tight margin in a runoff vote. According ...
Feb 12, 2023

UPDATED - Object over Yukon ordered shot down because of threat posed to aircraft: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canadian recovery teams are searching the Yukon wilderness for the remnants of an object shot down by American military planes Saturday afternoon and which the United States is now identifyin...
Feb 12, 2023

Mustangs sweep weekend set with Terriers
The Melfort Mustangs earned a 2-1 win over the Yorkton Terriers on Saturday night at the Northern Lights Palace, less than 24 hours after defeating the Terriers on their home ice 4-2.Much like it was ...
Feb 12, 2023

Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths pass 33K
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant...
Feb 12, 2023

RCMP already using Nipawin back alley bylaw
The town of Nipawin says feedback so far on its back alley bylaw has been favorable.Late last year, the town brought in a bylaw banning people from being in alleys from midnight to 6 am.There are exem...
Feb 12, 2023

Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle. About a dozen...
Feb 12, 2023

Rehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government
OTTAWA - A multimillion-dollar contract between Ottawa and a private company around the provision of mental and physical health services for veterans is sparking a new fight between the Liberal govern...
Feb 12, 2023

Questions remain about city governance for coming days, weeks and months
Torontonians will return to the polls just months after October's municipal election saw John Tory cruise to what was supposed to be a third full term. But just when the byelection will take place rem...
Feb 12, 2023

Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence
VANCOUVER - The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you're texting with may really be a bot and the face in a photo or video on your favourite...
Feb 12, 2023

Wheeler navigates Jets to 4-1 win over Blackhawks
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler scored twice and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday night. Fresh off his first appearance at the NHL all-star game, Jets' def...
Feb 12, 2023