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Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitnes...
Aug 17, 2022
OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship
EDMONTON - I'm not used to wearing a parka in August. It's a necessity, though, at Rogers Place this month where I'm covering the world junior hockey championship for The Canadian Press. The thermomet...
Aug 17, 2022
Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged by someone who is suspected to have broken into the facility and allowed the animals to escape, as the facility r...
Aug 17, 2022
Modest increase in student enrolment anticipated for fall semester at MHC
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Classes for the fall semester at Medicine Hat College begin on Sept. 2, and officials are busy making preparations in advance.Sandy Henderson, the dean of student services and the r...
Aug 17, 2022
Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris's first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely. An Argos official said the club has determined Harris will require season-ending surgery after suf...
Aug 17, 2022
CEBL's Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary. In a strategic move to a bigger market, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Guelph franchise will call ...
Aug 17, 2022
Census data shows French is in danger in Quebec, province's language minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's minister for the French language says new data from the Canadian census shows that the French language is in danger in the province. Simon Jolin-Barrette told reporters in Quebec C...
Aug 17, 2022
Adult who accused Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct breaks church-abuse stereotype
MONTREAL - The woman who recently accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has broken a stereotype about church abuse. Universit de Montral religious studies professor Solange Lefebvr...
Aug 17, 2022
Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions
Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a fou...
Aug 17, 2022
New census data punctuates need to revitalize Indigenous languages
New 2021 Census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, shows a slight decline in the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language.From 2016 to 2021, the overall number dropped from 25...
Aug 17, 2022