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Repairs start Monday on 99 Avenue bridge
The city says upgrades to the 99 Avenue bridge between 102 and 105 Streets will start Monday.The existing slab over the deck will be replaced. The expansion joints at each end of the bridge will also ...
May 14, 2022
Off with the mask: Quebec becomes last province to lift COVID-19 masking health order
MONTREAL - Quebec was the first province in Canada to impose a mask mandate after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and on Saturday, it became the last province to allow residents to go maskless in most indo...
May 14, 2022
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled...
May 14, 2022
Google warns online news bill could make it subsidize biased news outlets
OTTAWA - Google is warning that the federal government's online news bill could force it to subsidize non-authoritative or biased news sources, such as the Russian state-sponsored news agency Sputnik....
May 14, 2022
China cites pandemic and withdraws as host of 2023 Asian Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - China withdrew as host of soccer's 2023 Asian Cup on Saturday in the latest cancellation of the country's sports hosting duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asian Fo...
May 14, 2022
Stars double Flames 4-2 to force playoff series to seventh game
DALLAS - The Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars will take their playoff series the distance to a seventh and deciding game. Dallas doubled the visiting Flames 4-2 on Friday to even up their conference qu...
May 14, 2022
Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked part of an Alabama law that made it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. U.S. District ...
May 14, 2022
Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell takes silver at Nations Cup track cycling
MILTON, Ont. - Canadian cyclist Kelsey Mitchell had a specific gameplan for the women's sprint final against Emma Hinze on Friday night at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup. "I wanted to make it hurt,"...
May 13, 2022
Nunavut review board recommends against iron ore mine expansion on Baffin Island
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - The Nunavut Impact Review Board is recommending the proposed expansion of an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island should not go ahead. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp...
May 13, 2022
Lowe, Margot help Rays hand Blue Jays 5th straight loss
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Lowe hit a pair of triples and Manuel Margot had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Friday night. ...
May 13, 2022