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Congo's army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen, according to the country's army. A group linked to Islamic ext...
Jan 15, 2023
Public transit struggling to lure back riders amid deficits, rising costs of living
TORONTO - Kelly Fairchild will be paying more to take public transit this year - money she says will come directly out of her food budget. "Food and groceries are going up and if they keep increasing ...
Jan 15, 2023
Year after death of Indian family at U.S. border, those left behind try to move on
Baldev Patel cannot remember much of the last conversation he had with his son and, while the memories are fast fading, the hurt remains. Patel's son, 39-year-old Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, was found d...
Jan 15, 2023
'Anything can be a canvas:' utility box wraps through Nanaimo turning boring to beautiful
NANAIMO - Despite a career in the arts over the last two decades, Amy Pye said seeing a piece of hers in public "never gets old."Pye was one of a handful of artists selected by the City of Nanaimo to ...
Jan 15, 2023
Ukraine races to rescue people from Russian strike on Dnipro
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) - Rescue workers in Ukraine scrambled Sunday to pull survivors from the rubble of an apartment building hit a day earlier by a Russian missile in the southeastern city of Dnipro. ...
Jan 15, 2023
'Beside myself:' report details challenges of finding affordable housing in the North
YELLOWKNIFE - Aurora Rose Gellenbeck has been living out of a hotel in Yellowknife for the past month because she hasn't been able to find anywhere suitable to rent. She's working two jobs but said sh...
Jan 15, 2023
Local media: Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal
NEW DELHI (AP) - A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, the daily newspaper Kathmandu Post reported Sunday. The plane was carrying 68 passen...
Jan 14, 2023
Draisaitl scores two as Oilers beat Golden Knights 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Saturday night. Mattias Janmark had a goal and an assist, Klim Kostin scored for the third...
Jan 14, 2023
Grzelcyk breaks late tie, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-3
BOSTON (AP) - Matt Grzelcyk scored the tiebreaking goal with 76 seconds left to give Boston a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night and prevent the Bruins from losing back-to-back...
Jan 14, 2023
Young, Murray combine for 56 points as Hawks snap Raptors' three-game win streak
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors' shooting struggles returned to haunt them Saturday. Trae Young had 29 points and nine assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-103 win over the Raptors at Scotiabank A...
Jan 14, 2023