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A Liberal, a Tory, and how racism became an issue for them in the 2019 election
OTTAWA - Ahmed Hussen and Abdul Abdi both came to Canada from Somalia as kids, both dedicated their early professional lives to public service, and both then chose to take that a step further and...
Oct 04, 2019
Trudeau shows up but Scheer in the hot seat during French-language debate
OTTAWA - It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the h...
Oct 04, 2019
Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home
BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister has addressed the nation over the turmoil gripping the country, calling on protesters to go home and saying their demands have been heard. Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mah...
Oct 03, 2019
Hong Kong protesters rally against plan for mask ban
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters marched in the city centre ahead of reported plans by the city's embattled leader to deploy emergency powers to ban people from wearing masks in a bid to quash four ...
Oct 03, 2019
Rantanen scores twice, Avalanche beat Flames 5-3
DENVER - Mikko Rantanen had two goals less than a week after agreeing to a contract with Colorado, Joonas Donskoi scored twice in his debut and the Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Thursday ni...
Oct 03, 2019
Buehler, Muncy lead Dodgers past Nats 6-0 in NLDS opener
LOS ANGELES - Walker Buehler allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, Max Muncy drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on mistakes to beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 in Game ...
Oct 03, 2019
Buehler, Muncy lead Dodgers past Nats 6-0 in NLDS opener
LOS ANGELES - Walker Buehler allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, Max Muncy drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on mistakes to beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 in Game ...
Oct 03, 2019
Soto lifts Nats to 4-3 comeback wild-card win over Brewers
WASHINGTON - After all the heartache and close calls, all the early exits, maybe it makes sense that a 20-year-old kid who never had been to the post-season, Juan Soto, would help the Washington Natio...
Oct 03, 2019
Howden scores late as Rangers beat Jets 6-4 in wild opener
NEW YORK - Brett Howden broke a tie with 4:09 remaining, and the New York Rangers beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-4 in a wild season opener on Thursday night. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and three assists, Jac...
Oct 03, 2019
Hamilton, Hurricanes top Canadiens 4-3 in shootout
RALEIGH, N.C. - Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped three shots in the tiebreaker and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night in the teams' op...
Oct 03, 2019