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Masoli, Leonard, and Bede named CFL's top performers
TORONTO - Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was named the CFL's top performer of the week on Tuesday. Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman A.C. Leonard and Toronto Argonauts kicker...
Nov 02, 2021
Experts worried about extent of damage to N.L. health system following cyberattack
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Cybersecurity experts say they are worried about the extent of the damage to the IT infrastructure of Newfoundland and Labrador's health system following a likely cyberattack last w...
Nov 02, 2021
Judge freezes Alex Murdaugh's money as lawsuits grow
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) - A judge Tuesday ordered independent representatives to take over the finances of a prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed five months ago and has sinc...
Nov 02, 2021
Opening statements begin in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Opening statements have begun in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the aspiring police officer who shot three people who were out on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during ...
Nov 02, 2021
Saudi crown prince's investment forum draws back Westerners
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's annual cornerstone investment forum has drawn over 1,000 participants, with big-name U.S. financiers and business leaders back on the stage three years after...
Nov 02, 2021
Vancouver home sales in October down from year ago, benchmark price up
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says October home sales in the region fell 5.2 per cent compared with a year ago, but remained above historical averages. The board says home sal...
Nov 02, 2021
Palestinians reject offer to delay their Jerusalem eviction
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian families on Tuesday rejected an offer that would have delayed their eviction by Jewish settlers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood, where protests and clashes helped ignite...
Nov 02, 2021
Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the...
Nov 02, 2021
Planning underway for promised cancer centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While details are thin on what services will be provided, conceptual work is happening to establish a new cancer facility in Nanaimo.The project is part of a John Horgan re-election promise ...
Nov 02, 2021
Arab world's legendary singer, Sabah Fakhri, dies at 88
BEIRUT (AP) - One of the Arab world's most famous singers, Sabah Fakhri, who has entertained generations with traditional songs and preserved extinct forms of Arabic music, has died, Syria's governmen...
Nov 02, 2021