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Despite loss, Canadian men unchanged at No. 21 in latest World Rugby rankings
The U.S. Eagles have returned to No. 16 in the World Rugby rankings in the wake of their 59-50 aggregate win over Canada in Rugby World Cup qualifying play. The Canadian men remained at No. 21. Canada...
Sep 13, 2021
Leafs' Matthews hoping wrist will be ready for season-opener following surgery
TORONTO - Auston Matthews was just starting to ramp up his summer training regimen. On the heels of a regular season marked by personal success - and another crushing playoff failure for his Toronto M...
Sep 13, 2021
Meet George and Lenny, your new burrowing best friends
NANAIMO - You'll hardly even know they're there.George and Lenny are a pair of three year old gerbils looking for their forever home. They love their enclosure and building a network of tunnels to hid...
Sep 13, 2021
EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Nearly 8 million mail-in ballots - the form of voting most Cal...
Sep 13, 2021
Distracted driver causes two-vehicle wreck on Nanaimo's Fifth Street
NANAIMO - A two-vehicle crash in Nanaimo's university district temporarily trapped two motorists hit by a cross-over SUV.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the incident on Monday, Sept. 13 at about 1...
Sep 13, 2021
Liberal and Tory campaigns go negative; Trudeau says his attacks aren't personal
VANCOUVER - Both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole are striking decidedly negative tones as the last week of the campaign kicks off, but Trudeau says the difference is...
Sep 13, 2021
Norway's center-left gains after vote; climate is key issue
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The center-left bloc in Norway appears to have won Monday's general election, according to the first official projection, which shows the ruling Conservatives would lose pow...
Sep 13, 2021
Lions CB Okudah has season-ending Achilles tendon injury
Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah has a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, the team announced Monday. "He will be out for the rest of the year," Lions coach Dan Campbell said. "I hate it for him...
Sep 13, 2021
Slumping Toronto FC could do worse than follow the progress of improving Inter Miami
TORONTO - In hosting Inter Miami CF on Tuesday, struggling Toronto FC could do well to take a page out of the second-year MLS team's book. And hope that it can get to where Phil Neville's side has got...
Sep 13, 2021
Tories promise new parents on leave could earn up to $1,000 without losing EI benefit
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives promised Monday to let new parents earn up to $1,000 per month without it affecting their maternity or parental leave payments. The pledge builds on Tory Leader Erin...
Sep 13, 2021