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Saudi Arabia launches formal bid to host 2034 World Cup in FIFA contest effectively already won
Saudi Arabia launched its formal bid campaign Friday to host the 2034 World Cup, in a race that basically became a formality last October when the oil-rich kingdom was the only candidate to enter the ...
Mar 01, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada says a computer's IP address deserves privacy protection
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says police need judicial authorization to obtain a computer's internet protocol address, calling the identification number a crucial link between a person and the...
Mar 01, 2024
Woman convicted of murder conspiracy, coverup, in 2019 disappearance of Connecticut mother
A woman was convicted Friday of conspiring to murder missing mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos, who vanished from a wealthy Connecticut enclave in 2019 and was never found. Prosecutors said Michelle Troco...
Mar 01, 2024
Orchard expansion in Canada's wine country stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) - Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan Valley, rows of saplings for a cherry orchard expansion span the eastern stretch above Highway 33 on the outs...
Mar 01, 2024
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