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Shapovalov grinds out five-set win over Huesler at US Open
NEW YORK - Denis Shapovalov's first set in the U.S. Open on Tuesday was over in a New York minute. But it wasn't the 19th-seeded Canadian who took only 26 minutes to post a quick 6-2 victory in men's ...
Aug 30, 2022
Raducanu's US Open title defense ends with loss to Cornet
NEW YORK (AP) - Emma Raducanu's defense of her surprising 2021 U.S. Open championship ended with 6-3, 6-3 loss to Aliz Cornet in the first round on Tuesday night. Raducanu is only the third woman to l...
Aug 30, 2022
Former PM Brian Mulroney says Mikhail Gorbachev will be 'sorely missed'
OTTAWA - Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney says Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, was a "great man" who will be "sorely missed" on the world stage. Gorbachev, who dur...
Aug 30, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, ...
Aug 30, 2022
Elizabeth May and running mate Jonathan Pedneault among six Green leadership hopefuls
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is running on a joint ticket to reclaim the leadership of the Green Party, sources say. The former party leader is expected to launch a joint bid for the leadership Wednesday in...
Aug 30, 2022
'Bigger performances, better videos:' Funkanometry eyes future gigs as NASCAR beckons for Island dance duo
NANAIMO - Even with their America's Got Talent dream potentially over, Jacksun Fryer and Carlow Rush are firmly focused on the future.The duo, better known as Funkanometry, were eliminated from the hi...
Aug 30, 2022
Alberta on track for $13.2B surplus, Kenney says ahead of fiscal update
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is on track for a $13.2-billion surplus in this budget year. It's an exponential escalation from the $511-million surplus forecast when the pr...
Aug 30, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP bike patrol nabs day-drinking prolific offender during routine stop
NANAIMO - Keen-eyed officers on bike patrol have nabbed a prolific offender.Officers working in the detachment's bike patrol unit were moving through downtown Nanaimo just before lunch on Thursday, Au...
Aug 30, 2022
Former Liberal MP 'disheartened' by caucus response to anti-racism contracts
OTTAWA - Former Liberal MP Michael Levitt is criticizing his old caucus colleagues for not speaking out against statements made by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant at an agency that received governme...
Aug 30, 2022
South Carolina House OKs total abortion ban with exceptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a total ban on abortion that includes exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill th...
Aug 30, 2022