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South Africa, Australia win again at Dubai Sevens while young Canada teams struggle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - South Africa rallied to defeat Australia 10-7 on a late J.C. Pretorius try Saturday and win the Dubai Sevens, the second event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 ...
Dec 04, 2021
Biden, Putin to talk next week as tensions grow over Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone on Tuesday as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian...
Dec 04, 2021
Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial
NEW YORK (AP) - The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers taking the witness stand to give emotional testimony accusing the British socialite o...
Dec 04, 2021
'I knew the challenges': Lethbridge police chief aware of problems before taking job
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - It's been a particularly tough year for the police chief of Alberta's third-largest city But Lethbridge Police Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh says he was fully aware of the problems befor...
Dec 04, 2021
Federal minister to provide money to fight aquatic invasive species in mountain parks
BANFF, Alta. - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected to announce funding today to fight aquatic invasive species in five mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia. G...
Dec 04, 2021
Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-abuse trial
NEW YORK (AP) - The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers taking the witness stand to give emotional testimony accusing the British socialite o...
Dec 04, 2021
France's Macron meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday for the final leg of a two-day Gulf tour. Concerns over Iran's nuclear progra...
Dec 04, 2021
Quebec provincial police will train officers to deal with people in mental crisis
MONTREAL - Quebec's provincial police will introduce mandatory training next year aimed at changing officers' responses to people in mental distress and reducing the number of interventions that end f...
Dec 04, 2021
'Exciting opportunity' for ministers of housing, mental health to join forces: Expert
OTTAWA - There is an "exciting opportunity" for the new housing minister and mental health and addictions minister to work together at the intersection of homelessness and mental health, says an exper...
Dec 04, 2021
NZ spinner Ajaz Patel takes all 10 India wickets vs India
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Ajaz Patel has become just the third bowler in cricket history to take all 10 wickets to fall in a test innings after taking 10-119 for New Zealand against India in Mumbai, the ci...
Dec 04, 2021