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Matthews leaves Leafs practice early, coach Berube says it's an 'upper body thing'
OTTAWA - Toronto captain Auston Matthews left the Maple Leafs practice early on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Toronto coach Craig Berube said he didn't expect the issue with the Leafs' new captai...
Sep 24, 2024

Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics. Health Emergency Readiness Canada...
Sep 24, 2024

Canada's Corey Conners eager for second chance at Presidents Cup
L'LE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIVE - A combination of intangibles and data-driven analysis has Corey Conners thinking the International team is due at this year's Presidents Cup. Conners, from Listowel, Ont....
Sep 24, 2024

Skip Koe drops second Gauthier on eve of PointsBet Invitational curling tournament
CALGARY - Skip Kevin Koe has dropped second Jacques Gauthier from his team one day before the start of the PointsBet Invitational curling competition. Koe, whose team curls out of Calgary's Glencoe Cl...
Sep 24, 2024

Poilievre makes case for taking down the government to restore 'promise of Canada'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday, but opposition parties are turning the debate on his non-confidence motion into a referendum on the Conserva...
Sep 24, 2024

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease
WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a...
Sep 24, 2024

Quebec premier under pressure over $7-billion Northvolt battery plant
MONTREAL - The heat is rising for Quebec Premier Franois Legault as opposition parties demand answers about his government's investment in the planned Northvolt battery factory near Montreal. Oppositi...
Sep 24, 2024

Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Se...
Sep 24, 2024

Sri Lanka's new president calls parliamentary elections to consolidate his mandate
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for parliamentary elections in less than three weeks in an effort to consolida...
Sep 24, 2024

US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine, including medium-range cluster bombs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 m...
Sep 24, 2024