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Opposition candidate wins in Venezuela's cradle of Chavismo
BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) - Voters in the home state of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chvez on Sunday picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the...
Jan 09, 2022
VanVleet, Siakam lead the way as Raptors down Pelicans for their sixth straight win
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 32 points and Pascal Siakam added 29 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a season-high sixth straight win, holding off the New Orleans Pelicans for a 105-101 victory Sunday. ...
Jan 09, 2022
Heavy rain, rising temperatures could mean floods on Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - The agency that monitors British Columbia's waterways is warning of "minor to significant flooding" on B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island as warming temperatures and persistent rain...
Jan 09, 2022
Walker makes game-winning draw to win Alberta playdown and book Scotties ticket
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Laura Walker made a game-winning draw Sunday afternoon to win the Alberta women's curling playdowns and secure a berth in the upcoming national championship. She threw her fina...
Jan 09, 2022
Highway 1 closed as crews clear vehicles, debris from fatal multi-vehicle collision
SICAMOUS, B.C. - One person is dead after a multi-vehicle pile up on the Trans Canada highway near Sicamous, B.C. RCMP say in a news release the collision involving several commercial tractor-trailer ...
Jan 09, 2022
19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's deadliest fire in more than three decades, killing 19 people including nine children Sunday at a Bronx apartment building, was caused by a faulty space heater, official...
Jan 09, 2022
AP source: White pulled out due to lingering COVID symptoms
Shaun White's withdrawal from a key Olympic qualifying event came after he experienced lingering COVID-19 symptoms, including fatigue and shortness of breath, The Associated Press has learned. A perso...
Jan 09, 2022
Longtime Canadian women's baseball team member Amanda Asay dies at 33
NELSON, B.C. - Baseball Canada says Amanda Asay, the longest-serving member of the Canadian women's baseball team program, has died after a skiing accident in Nelson, B.C. The native of Prince George,...
Jan 09, 2022
Host Cameroon wins as African Cup opens under virus shadow
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar scored two penalties in quick succession as the host country came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the African Cup of Nations' openin...
Jan 09, 2022
COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick
VANCOUVER - Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admis...
Jan 09, 2022