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Canada expects physical challenge against Spain in Ottawa rugby test
After blanking Belgium 45-0 on the weekend in Halifax, the Canadian men's rugby team faces a step up in class Sunday when it faces Spain in Ottawa. Just how big a step is to be determined. Vaccination...
Jul 08, 2022
Harvey: FINA launching investigation into alleged drugging incident at world swimming
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she's healing physically after an alleged drugging incident on the final day of the world aquatics championships. It's her mental health, she says, that is fee...
Jul 08, 2022
NHL goalie carousel continues at draft as Husso, Vanecek dealt
MONTREAL - The NHL goalie market continued to solidify at the league's 2022 draft Friday. The Detroit Red Wings got things started when they acquired pending unrestricted free agent Ville Husso from t...
Jul 08, 2022
Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects
Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders. The stud...
Jul 08, 2022
Montreal bail hearing on sex charge for Peter Nygard delayed by Rogers outage
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's Montreal court appearance on sex-related charges has been put off due to the Rogers Communications network outage. Prosecutor Jrme Laflamme says it is ...
Jul 08, 2022
Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is "shocking," and that Canada has "lost a close friend" with his death. Abe was assassinated...
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can retu...
Jul 08, 2022
Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Former Angolan President Jos Eduardo dos Santos died Friday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, the Angolan government said. He was 79 years old and died following a long illness,...
Jul 08, 2022
Miri the cat found in Nanaimo months after going missing from her Victoria home
NANAIMO - Thanks to technology and a good Samaritan, a cat's 120-kilometre journey across Vancouver Island has a happy ending. Miri, a three-and-a-half-year-old blue and cream tortoiseshell cat, went ...
Jul 08, 2022
Toronto police work on 911 connection issues as Rogers customers report outage
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. has been hit with a widespread network outage that has left many customers without mobile and internet service Friday morning. Toronto police say the Rogers networ...
Jul 08, 2022