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French aviation billionaire, pilot die in helicopter crash
PARIS - A French billionaire aviation industrialist and member of parliament has died in a helicopter crash along with the pilot, authorities said. Olivier Dassault, 69, was heir to a powerful family ...
Mar 08, 2021

Protesters paralyze Lebanon amid political, economic crisis
BEIRUT - Protesters closed all major roads leading to the Lebanese capital on Monday, causing traffic jams and triggering a call by the head of the hospitals union who warned that such moves are preve...
Mar 08, 2021

Canada set to receive more than 910,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month. The Pub...
Mar 08, 2021

Statistics Canada considered delaying this year's census to 2022 due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Statistics Canada considered delaying this year's census until 2022 over pandemic-related health concerns that could erode the quality of data relied on by polic...
Mar 08, 2021

Canadians, especially women, say gender equality not achieved in Canada: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians believe there's still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in this country. The poll results themselves underscore the challenge, with women far more...
Mar 08, 2021

Batherson’s shootout winner gives Senators 4-3 win over Flames
CALGARY - Drake Batherson scored the game-winning goal in a four-round shootout to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Connor Brown, Rya...
Mar 07, 2021

Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150
ATLANTA - Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close...
Mar 07, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 7, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 7, 2021. There are 886,574 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 886,574 confirmed cases (30,268 active, 834,...
Mar 07, 2021

DeChambeau outlasts Westwood at Bay Hill, Conners finishes in third place
ORLANDO, Fla. - The long ball helped Bryson DeChambeau outlast Lee Westwood on Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, only the key shots were as much with his putter as his driver. DeChambeau h...
Mar 07, 2021

Ernst wins Drive On Championship for 3rd LPGA Tour title
OCALA, Fla. - Austin Ernst won the Drive On Championship on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour title, pulling away to beat fellow former NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho by five strokes at Golden Ocala. Tied...
Mar 07, 2021