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Poilievre's Tories maintain summer lead over Trudeau's Liberals in September poll
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have maintained their summer lead in the polls, according to fresh numbers from Leger. Leger has released the findings of an online survey conducted over the weekend with mo...
Sep 27, 2023
Azerbaijan says 192 of its troops were killed in last week's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
A total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and over 500 were wounded during Azerbaijan's offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh last week, the country's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. Nagorno-Karab...
Sep 27, 2023
Dabrowski, Routliffe lose in women's doubles round of 16 at Japan Open
TOKYO - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand lost 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 to Japanese teammates Eri Hozumi and Makoto Nimoyima in the round of 16 at the Japan Open on Wednesday...
Sep 27, 2023
Brewers clinch 3rd NL Central title in 6 seasons despite loss to Cardinals and with help from Braves
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central title for the third time in six seasons Tuesday night, despite a 4-1 loss to the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and with the help of a co...
Sep 26, 2023
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed more than 100 people and injured 150
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll c...
Sep 26, 2023
Wells hits two-run homer in ninth inning to lead Yankees over Blue Jays 2-0
TORONTO - Austin Wells smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Tuesday. Wells scored Gleyber Torres with the late blast as New York (...
Sep 26, 2023
Canada tops Jamaica 4-1 on aggregate to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada has booked its ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 10th-ranked Canadian women's soccer team beat No. 37 Jamaica 4-1 on aggregate to earn the last CONCACAF entry in the 12-country f...
Sep 26, 2023
Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consu...
Sep 26, 2023
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets for thousands of new homes to be built in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to chip away at the provincial h...
Sep 26, 2023
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N.'s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on women and girls "gender apartheid,...
Sep 26, 2023