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Auger-Aliassime wins in straight sets in first match at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the third round of the Miami Open. The No. 11 seed from Montreal beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match at the ATP T...
Mar 26, 2021
B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for most sectors in the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Ch...
Mar 26, 2021
With fours games postponed, Habs' COVID-19 issues a concern across North Division
Getting nearly a week off in Montreal is something millionaire hockey players would normally jump at. Not so in 2021. The Edmonton Oilers were forced to spend plenty of time at the team's hotel and on...
Mar 26, 2021
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes advances to round of 16 in match-play event
AUSTIN, Texas - Canada's Mackenzie Hughes has advanced to the knockout stage of the Dell Technologies Match Play. The golfer from Dundas, Ont., won Group 9 with a record of 2-0-1 after tying American ...
Mar 26, 2021
Report clears France of complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide
PARIS - A commission that spent nearly two years uncovering France's role in 1994's Rwandan genocide concluded Friday that the country reacted too slowly in appreciating the extent of the horror that ...
Mar 26, 2021
Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
SUEZ, Egypt - A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers and tugboats worked to free a giant container ship t...
Mar 26, 2021
Pelosi taps DC National Guard head to lead House security
WASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped Friday to become the House's first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress sorts ...
Mar 26, 2021
Marc Kennedy joins Brendan Bottcher team for men's world curling championship
CALGARY - Two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy will join Brendan Bottcher's team as an alternate for the upcoming men's world curling championship. The move is insurance aga...
Mar 26, 2021
Canadiens acquire veteran centre Eric Staal from lowly Sabres for two draft picks
MONTREAL - Eric Staal is heading north. The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the veteran centre from the Buffalo Sabres for the club's third- and fifth-round picks in the 2021 NHL draft. As part of th...
Mar 26, 2021
Island Health hits 100K COVID-19 vaccination mark
NANAIMO - More than 100,000 people have received at least one COVID-19 shot throughout Island Health, representing 13 per cent of the eligible population.Island Health reported nearly 25,000 seniors a...
Mar 26, 2021