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Canada defeats Scotland for second win in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Pargat Singh hit 87 not out to lead Canada to a commanding seven-wicket victory over Scotland in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Friday. The Canadian men won the...
Mar 01, 2024
Quebec City police make arrest in Jean Béliveau photo theft from peewee tourney
Quebec City police say they've made an arrest in the theft of a signed Jean Bliveau photo from the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, but the photo has not been recovered. Police say a 50-...
Mar 01, 2024
Portage and Main: Landmark Winnipeg intersection could open again to pedestrians
WINNIPEG - A landmark intersection in Winnipeg could soon be open again to pedestrians. Mayor Scott Gillingham says he's in favour of reopening the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street by th...
Mar 01, 2024
Celine Boutier takes second-round lead at LPGA tournament in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) - Six-time LPGA Tour winner Celine Boutier had a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the HSBC Women's World Championship. The 30...
Mar 01, 2024
Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Sarah Mitton set a Canadian record and claimed the gold medal in women's shot put at the world athletics indoor championships on Friday. Mitton's record throw, on her fifth a...
Mar 01, 2024
Injured white raven found in Qualicum; third rare bird to be treated locally in three years
ERRINGTON - For the third time in as many years, a rare white raven has come under the care of a mid-Island wildlife refuge centre. The unnamed leucitic raven was brought to the North Island Wildlife ...
Mar 01, 2024
Navalny's family is laying the opposition leader to rest after his death in prison
Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body af...
Mar 01, 2024
In the news today: Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney dead at 84, tributes pour in
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Commons to stay empty after Brian Mulroney's death Members of Parliament are ab...
Mar 01, 2024
What are the next steps on the Liberals' long road to a national drug plan?
OTTAWA - The bill Health Minister Mark Holland tabled in the House of Commons Thursday is only the first step toward a possible pharmacare program. But the legislation does lay down a road map for how...
Mar 01, 2024
Scandinavian Airline medevac plane lands in Malaysian island, where Norwegian King is hospitalized
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) - A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane arrived on Friday in Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is being treated for an infectio...
Feb 29, 2024