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Canada defeats Russia in thriller to advance to first Davis Cup final
MADRID - Canada's historic run at this year's Davis Cup continued Saturday with a semifinal win over Russia to put the Canadians into the final at the international tournament for the first time. Deni...
Nov 25, 2019
Jackson Jeffcoat adds Grey Cup for family's football championship total
CALGARY - Jackson Jeffcoat has added the Grey Cup to his family's football resume. The six-foot-three, 253-pound defensive end had two of the six sacks a relentless Winnipeg defence reg...
Nov 25, 2019
Canadians Moore-Towers, Marinaro take silver in pairs at NHK Trophy
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada reached the medal podium twice on Saturday at the NHK Trophy with Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro taking silver in pairs and Roman Sadovsky adding a surprise bronze i...
Nov 25, 2019
Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin loses in bid for council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin has finished as the runner-up in his first political bid. Surin ran in Sunday's municipal byelection in Laval, Que., a city just north ...
Nov 25, 2019
Montreal archdiocese hires retired judge to conduct independent probe of priest
Montreal's archdiocese has hired a former Quebec Superior Court justice to investigate the case of a priest found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Pepita G. Capriolo will conduct the independ...
Nov 25, 2019
Olympic gold medallist Bruny Surin loses in bid for council seat in Laval, Que.
LAVAL, Que. - Olympic gold-medal sprinter Bruny Surin has finished as the runner-up in his first political bid. Surin ran in Sunday's municipal byelection in Laval, Que., a city just north ...
Nov 25, 2019
Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday amid flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains ...
Nov 25, 2019
Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Maryland man who wants a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast "Serial." The justices on Monday left in place a Maryl...
Nov 25, 2019
Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise
HAVANA - Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world's last communist states and its small but vibrant priva...
Nov 25, 2019
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
IRBIL, Iraq - Vice-President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States' Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump or...
Nov 25, 2019