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Canada keeping only essential staff in Ethiopia as security deteriorates
OTTAWA - Worsening security in Ethiopia has prompted Canada to withdraw family members of diplomats and non-essential staff from the country. Global Affairs Canada issued a statement Sunday saying the...
Nov 07, 2021
Aspiring border agent, dancer, engineer among concert dead
A teen who loved dancing. An AT&T district manager. An aspiring Border Patrol agent. And an engineering student working on a medical device to help his ailing mother. Clearer pictures began to eme...
Nov 07, 2021
Toronto FC's MLS regular-season finale ends in a loss to D.C. United
Toronto FC closed the book on a forgettable MLS season with one final loss Sunday, beaten 3-1 by a motivated D.C. United. Toronto (6-18-10) still has the Canadian Championship final to play against CF...
Nov 07, 2021
Nets beat Raptors 116-103 to spoil return of Pascal Siakam
TORONTO - Kevin Durant had 13 of his 31 points in a decisive third quarter and the Brooklyn Nets stretched their winning streak to five games with a 116-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday....
Nov 07, 2021
Canada keeping only essential staff in Ethiopia as security deteriorates
OTTAWA - Worsening security in Ethiopia has prompted Canada to withdraw family members of diplomats and non-essential staff from the country. Global Affairs Canada issued a statement Sunday saying the...
Nov 07, 2021
Jepchirchir follows Tokyo gold with NYC Marathon win
NEW YORK (AP) - Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya pulled from the pack at the entrance to Central Park and won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first woman to win a marathon major in the fa...
Nov 07, 2021
B.C. professor's Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal
A British Columbia forestry professor's unique research and bestselling book mapping how trees are deeply connected communities has gained the attention of Hollywood. Prof. Suzanne Simard of the Unive...
Nov 07, 2021
All lanes open Monday at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR test still a drag on travel
WASHINGTON - The southbound lanes on the road to North America's post-pandemic recovery will finally reopen Monday as the United States ends nearly 20 months of controversial COVID-19 exile and allows...
Nov 07, 2021
Rebranded men's football team coming together
Organizers say forty players have committed to being with a local men's football team.The Peace Country Cowboys were first established in 2019 and replaced the defunct Grande Prairie Drillers in the A...
Nov 07, 2021
Veterans Memorial Gardens hosting Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony Monday
The Veterans Memorial Gardens is hosting their annual Indigenous Veterans Day at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 8.Renee Charbonneau, the Executive Director for the Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Associat...
Nov 07, 2021