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About 8,000 North Korean troops are near the Ukrainian border, US diplomat says at UN
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Thursday it has information that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border and preparing to help the Kreml...
Oct 31, 2024
Prime Minister Trudeau calls for return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries around the world to do everything possible to repatriate Ukrainian children taken by Russia. Trudeau addressed delegations from more th...
Oct 31, 2024
Kamala Harris says Trump's comments on women 'are offensive to everybody'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women whether they "like it or not" shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understan...
Oct 31, 2024
Quebec freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers. Immigratio...
Oct 31, 2024
Musse, Bekker repeat as finalists for CPL Players' Player of the Year Award
Cavalry FC's Ali Musse, last year's winner, and Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker, runner-up in 2023, are among the 10 finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Players' Player of the Year award, the lon...
Oct 31, 2024
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster back in top-flight football after near-death crash
Players who have worn the colours of both Liverpool and Everton form a select club. But Canadian Rylee Foster's journey from one Merseyside rival to the other is painfully unique. The 26-year-old goal...
Oct 31, 2024
Einarson adapts to constant lineup shuffling on her curling team
Kerri Einarson has come to terms with flux in her curling team's lineup. The four-time Canadian champion recruited Joanne Courtney out of the broadcast booth to play second in both the Saville Grand P...
Oct 31, 2024
Kamala Harris says Trump's comments on women 'are offensive to everybody'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women "whether the women like it or not" showed that the Republican presidential nominee does not und...
Oct 31, 2024
Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA - Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, days after the release of a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the i...
Oct 31, 2024
Oliveira, Mitchell named as finalists for CFL outstanding player award
TORONTO - Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award. Oliveira led the CFL i...
Oct 31, 2024