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Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate was decapitated earlier this week, leaving investigators in the state's capital city scratch...
Dec 28, 2022
Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that trig...
Dec 28, 2022
The tale of Bunbun, stranded at Vancouver airport, has a happy ending
VANCOUVER - It's been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver's airport. But a spokespe...
Dec 28, 2022
Slovakia upsets United States 6-3 at world junior hockey championship
MONCTON, N.B. - Slovakia got goals from a half-dozen skaters in a 6-3 upset of the United States on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. Libor Nemec, Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco, Filip ...
Dec 28, 2022
Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests
OTTAWA - The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from Ch...
Dec 28, 2022
'Drive to the conditions': Medicine Hat police at 25 accidents in two days
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Snow and -30 C temperatures before Christmas, a quick warm-up and melting over the weekend and then freezing rain and more snow the past couple of days.It's all added up to a treach...
Dec 28, 2022
Canada Soccer joins federal government's safe sport program
Canada Soccer is the latest national sports organization to sign an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government's program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. The governing bod...
Dec 28, 2022
Maple Leafs fined $100,000 for Boxing Day travel, Keefe docked $25k for ref abuse
NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs have been hit in the pocketbook for travelling over the holidays. The NHL said Wednesday that the Maple Leafs have been fined US$100,000 for travelling to St. Louis ...
Dec 28, 2022
Prosecutors open investigation into Rep.-Elect George Santos
NEW YORK (AP) - Long Island prosecutors have launched an investigation into U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his herit...
Dec 28, 2022
Whitecaps extend midfielder Caio Alexandre's loan to Brazilian team for a year
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have extended midfielder Caio Alexandre's loan to Fortaleza EC for another year, with an obligation for the Brazilian side to purchase his contract if he hits undis...
Dec 28, 2022