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Canada's Shapovalov falls short with three-set loss to Medvedev in Vienna Open final
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell short of winning his first title of the year losing 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 to Daniil Medvedev in the Vienna Open final on Sunday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., won ...
Oct 30, 2022
Search resumes for one-month old baby missing in river near Laval, Que. since Friday
MONTREAL - Police say the search for a one-month old child missing in the water off the shore of Laval, Que., just north of Montreal, has entered its second full day. The baby was in a vehicle with hi...
Oct 30, 2022
As election day approaches, voters in North Carolina hope for post-election peace
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - When it comes to the instability, discord and fears of violence that loom over the 2022 midterms, John Szoka has a simple solution: put people ahead of politics. It's hardly a new...
Oct 30, 2022
Witness recalls harrowing moment of Seoul crowd surge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - As he watched a dozen or more unconscious partygoers carried out from a narrow backstreet packed with youngsters dressed like movie characters, an overwhelmed Ken Fallas coul...
Oct 30, 2022
Nanaimo airport makes the finals for international marketing award
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo airport has received some international recognition for its efforts to help connect people from coast to coast. The airport was a finalist for the Airport Council International a...
Oct 30, 2022
Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly among signatories to letter on Iranian women's rights
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran's record on women's rights. The letter, publishe...
Oct 30, 2022
Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest goes to voters
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilians began voting Sunday morning in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former pres...
Oct 30, 2022
RCMP review prompted by employee's arrest urges changes to bolster internal security
OTTAWA - A confidential RCMP review, conducted after the arrest of a senior employee for allegedly leaking classified information, calls for a fundamental shift in the security culture of the national...
Oct 30, 2022
Climate Changed: Canada's health system isn't ready for new reality, say doctors
Montreal family doctor Claudel Ptrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing "risk amplifier." She says it raises the potential for hazard across the board, from threatening the most bas...
Oct 30, 2022
Canada women defeat the U.S. 32-11 to advance to the Rugby World Cup semifinal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canada took control in the second half with 20 points to defeat the United States 32-11 and earn a berth in the semifinals at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The third-ranked Ca...
Oct 29, 2022