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Leaders of Saskatchewan Party, NDP face off in televised election debate
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck are facing off in their first and only debate in the lead up to the provincial election. Beck is promising to make life more affo...
Oct 16, 2024

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) - At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being ...
Oct 16, 2024

Canada's Auger-Aliassime ends ATP Tour losing streak with win over Fucsovics
ANTWERP - Felix Auger-Aliassime's losing streak on the ATP Tour came to an end Wednesday with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 win over Marton Fucsovics in second-round action at the European Open. Auger-Aliassime...
Oct 16, 2024

Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are "illegal, unconstitutional and void." Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thoma...
Oct 16, 2024

North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as "a hostile state" for the first time, two days after it blew up unused road and r...
Oct 16, 2024

Raptors all-star Barnes ready for regular-season return after nearly eight months off
TORONTO - It's been the better part of eight months since Scottie Barnes was in a regular-season NBA game. A week away from the Toronto Raptors' home opener, he feels he's ready. The 23-year-old Barne...
Oct 16, 2024

Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US prison for taking cartel bribes
NEW YORK (AP) - The man once heralded as the architect of Mexico's war on drug cartels was sentenced to more than 38 years in a U.S. prison on Wednesday for taking massive bribes to aid drug trafficke...
Oct 16, 2024

Tomorrow's Golf League modernizes sport for prime time television
The future of golf might be arriving as soon as 2025. That's when Tomorrow's Golf League, an arena-based, team version of the 600-year old sport, will launch at the purpose-built SoFi Center in Palm B...
Oct 16, 2024

Canadian Evan Kung qualifies to compete on Elite Series in 2025
The second time was the charm for Evan Kung. The 25-year-old Pickering, Ont., resident was 28th on Saturday in the final Bassmaster Open event at Alabama's Lake Martin. That earned Kung enough points ...
Oct 16, 2024

Quebec anti-corruption unit says 90 per cent of convictions from fake COVID passports
QUBEC - Quebec's anti-corruption unit released its annual report today, saying the past 12 months were busy. The unit, know as UPAC, says 19 people were charged in criminal cases and 18 people were co...
Oct 16, 2024