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Scott Aitchison: aspiring Conservative leader 'raised by Huntsville'
OTTAWA - Scott Aitchison started knocking on doors at a young age. While other kids growing up in the beautiful Muskoka region of Ontario spent their Saturdays on the water, at soccer practice or watc...
Sep 02, 2022
Quebec election: Liberal party campaigning largely outside Montreal-area strongholds
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade has spent the first week of the campaign far away from the party's Montreal-area strongholds. Despite being down in the polls and struggling to...
Sep 02, 2022
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years for voting fraud
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of involvement in election fraud. The ruling ad...
Sep 01, 2022
Man detained after pointing gun at Argentine vice president
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A man was detained Thursday night after he reportedly aimed a handgun at point-blank range toward Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernndez in what government ministers...
Sep 01, 2022
Canadian women test the waters in Australia in advance of 2023 FIFA World Cup
Canada takes its first step towards the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup against co-host Australia in a pair of friendlies Down Under. Seventh-ranked Canada plays No. 12 Australia on Saturday at Brisbane's...
Sep 01, 2022
Serena, Venus Williams lose in 1st round of US Open doubles
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams lost in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open to the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday nigh...
Sep 01, 2022
Shapovalov earns four-set victory to advance to third round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Denis Shapovalov will be moving on to the third round of the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Roberto Carballes Baena on Thursday. Shapovalov fired 10 aces, won 86 per...
Sep 01, 2022
Serena, Venus Williams lose in 1st round of US Open doubles
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams lost in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open to the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday nigh...
Sep 01, 2022
Biden at Independence Hall: Trump, allies threaten democracy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Joe Biden warned Thursday night that "equality and democracy are under assault" in the U.S. as he sounded an alarm about his predecessor, Donald Trump, and "MAGA Republic...
Sep 01, 2022
Fire season extending with special focus on Vancouver Island & northeastern B.C.
NANAIMO - A flip of the calendar over to September has not brought about a reduction in fire risk.Danger ratings remain at high or extreme through much of the Island after weeks without notable rainfa...
Sep 01, 2022