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Rosanne Casimir re-elected as chief of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Members of the Tkemlps te Secwpemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C., have re-elected Rosanne Casimir to another three-year term as chief. Casimir ran for the first time three years ag...
Nov 14, 2021

Exit poll: Anti-corruption party leads in Bulgarian election
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A newly founded anti-corruption party appears to be the winner of Bulgaria's parliamentary election on Sunday, initial exit poll data suggests. The exit poll conducted by Gallup...
Nov 14, 2021

Skier Hirschbühl leads Austrian 1-2 at WCup parallel race; Canada's Philp finishes fifth
LECH-ZRS, Austria - Austrian skier Christian Hirschbhl edged teammate Dominik Raschner in the final of a men's World Cup parallel event Sunday for his first career victory. Watched on by 3,000 spectat...
Nov 14, 2021

Tory brand with racialized communities still hurt by divisive 2015 campaign: MP
OTTAWA - The Conservative MP leading outreach efforts for leader Erin O'Toole says a six-year-old promise to create a 'barbaric cultural practices' hotline still hangs over the party's attempts to reb...
Nov 14, 2021

Rams, 49ers get different results from offseason QB moves
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers came to similar conclusions in the offseason: It was time to upgrade over the quarterbacks who helped both franchises reach the ...
Nov 14, 2021

Canada downs hosts Finland 5-1 in women's hockey to complete three-game sweep
TURKU, Finland - Victoria Bach scored twice, Brianne Jenner had a goal and two assists, and Canada defeated hosts Finland 5-1 on Sunday in women's hockey to sweep the countries' three-game exhibition ...
Nov 14, 2021

Vancouver police investigating after 9th pedestrian struck and killed this year
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating after a 59-year-old man was struck and killed in East Vancouver Saturday night. It is the city's ninth pedestrian death and the 18th collision-related fatality of ...
Nov 14, 2021

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov pull out of Davis Cup Finals
MONTREAL - Canada will be without its two biggest names at the Davis Cup Finals later this month. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have both pulled out of the international tournament, Tenni...
Nov 14, 2021

Australia wins its 1st T20 World Cup, beats NZ in final
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mitchell Marsh and David Warner smashed half centuries as Australia won its first cricket T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final on...
Nov 14, 2021

Canada women lead early, fade in second half against No. 1 England in rugby test
LONDON - Canada put up a stiff fight against top-ranked England before fading in the second half and losing 51-12 in an international women's rugby test match Sunday. The third-ranked Canadians led 7-...
Nov 14, 2021