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Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo
OTTAWA - A former senior official at Canada's foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantan...
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. NDP must 'adapt,' 'build bridges,' says Surrey MLA now nicknamed 'Comeback Kid'
VICTORIA - The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind victory is being credited with giving B.C. Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority government says he's a bridge builder in his community an...
Oct 30, 2024
Yankees fans who were ejected have been banned from Game 5 of World Series
NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. The league and club released a sta...
Oct 30, 2024
Yankees fans who were ejected have been banned from Game 5 of World Series
NEW YORK (AP) - Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. The league and club released a sta...
Oct 30, 2024
Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group
MONTREAL - A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal is sending the wrong message by removing a welcome sign at city hall that had on it a woman wearing a hijab. Stephen Brown, chief executive of...
Oct 30, 2024
North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he...
Oct 30, 2024
Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth returns to UFC cage after 11-month layoff
Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth has waited 11 months to return to action in the UFC after a split-decision loss to Veronica Hardy, her first defeat as a pro. At least Horth (6-1-0) won't have to wa...
Oct 30, 2024
Raptors all-star Scottie Barnes out at least three weeks with broken orbital bone
TORONTO - All-star forward Scottie Barnes is out with a fractured right orbital bone. The Toronto Raptors say Barnes's injury will be re-evaluated in three weeks' time. Barnes took an elbow to his eye...
Oct 30, 2024
North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he...
Oct 30, 2024
Canada's Homan dumps South Korea's Gim 8-2 at Pan Continental curling championship
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eunji Gim 8-2 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth at the Pan Continental curling championships. Homan, from Ottawa, needed only six end...
Oct 30, 2024