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Romell Quioto, Montreal beat short-handed Orlando City 4-2
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Romell Quioto had a goal and two assists and Montreal beat short-handed Orlando City 4-2 on Wednesday night. Montreal (9-8-7) snapped a seven-game road losing streak. Orlando (10-...
Sep 15, 2021

Biden announces Indo-Pacific alliance with UK, Australia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is forming a new Indo-Pacific security alliance with Britain and Australia that will allow for greater sharing of defen...
Sep 15, 2021

Haiti faces fresh instability as PM comes under scrutiny
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government is starting to crumble as Prime Minister Ariel Henry faces increased scrutiny from authorities investigating the president's slaying, with Henry firing ...
Sep 15, 2021

France says head of Islamic State in Sahara has been killed
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - France's president announced the death of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara's leader late Wednesday, calling Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi's killing "a major success" for the French...
Sep 15, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta to bring in COVID-19 passport, declares health emergency
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a COVID-19 crisis that is collapsing the province's health-care system, says his government will implement a vaccine passport. Kenney is also declaring a state of ...
Sep 15, 2021

61 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths for Island Health
NANAIMO - Island Health's COVID-19 case counts rose by 61 on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in line with recent averages over several weeks. Twenty-seven of the new cases were in the central Vancouver Island re...
Sep 15, 2021

B.C. reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia officials reported 661 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths on Wednesday. The Health Ministry says in a news release that from Sept. 7 to 13, people who were not ful...
Sep 15, 2021

Robbie Ray fans 13; Bo Bichette drives in five as Blue Jays beat Rays 6-3
TORONTO - Bo Bichette knocked in five runs, and starter Robbie Ray struck out 13 to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win in the rubber match against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Bichette slamme...
Sep 15, 2021

Toronto FC in search of answers after controversial call in loss to Inter Miami
Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis worked the phones Wednesday, trying to get an explanation for a disallowed goal in his club's controversial 1-0 loss to Inter Miami CF the night before. Curtis reached out to ...
Sep 15, 2021

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A lawyer representing a man opposed to the extension of an injunction against ongoing protests over old-growth logging says the B.C. Supreme Court should keep in mind public concerns o...
Sep 15, 2021