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India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes
OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...
Nov 28, 2021
Australia confirms 2 omicron cases as travel curbs tighten
HONG KONG (AP) - Australian officials confirmed Sunday that two overseas travelers arriving in Sydney had tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus, as nations around the world tighte...
Nov 28, 2021
First Nations, regional district in B.C. working together to restore diverted river
A British Columbia regional district and three neighbouring First Nations have agreed to work together to restore a river that has been diverted for the last 70 years in order to generate hydroelectri...
Nov 28, 2021
Josephine Baker, 1st Black woman honored in French Pantheon
PARIS (AP) - France is inducting Josephine Baker - Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist - into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resti...
Nov 28, 2021
Kyle Connor scores twice, Winnipeg Jets snap five-game winless skid
CALGARY - Kyle Connor scored twice including the game-winner at 15:09 of the third period on Saturday as the Jets snapped a five-game winless skid with a 4-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames. ...
Nov 27, 2021
Dozen straight losses for Tigers, tamed by top-ranked ICE
WINNIPEG, MB - The Medicine Hat Tigers have been no strangers to offence coming alive over the last few weeks.Unfortunately for the black and orange, it has mostly come at their expense.Saturday's wee...
Nov 27, 2021
Montreal scores 5 times in third for 6-3 win over Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens scored five third-period goals and ended a lengthy road drought with a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Josh Anderson scored two empty-n...
Nov 27, 2021
WTA remains 'concerned' about Peng's ability to speak freely
Steve Simon, the head of the WTA, says he remains "deeply concerned" about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to "communicate freely, openly and directly" after allega...
Nov 27, 2021
WTA remains 'concerned' about Peng's ability to speak freely
Steve Simon, the head of the WTA, says he remains "deeply concerned" about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to "communicate freely, openly and directly" after allega...
Nov 27, 2021
Kings knock off Senators 4-2 to halt losing streak at 5
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Carl Grundstrom scored twice to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night. Viktor Arvidsson had a power-play goal and Arthur Kaliyev also scored to h...
Nov 27, 2021