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Women's World Cup winner Spain finally tops FIFA rankings, Canada 10th
ZURICH (AP-CP) - World Cup champion Spain took over top spot in the new FIFA women's rankings Friday after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League. Spain finished top of a Nations Leagu...
Dec 15, 2023
Kingsbury wins third straight World Cup moguls gold, Vaillancourt claims silver
ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury's domination of the World Cup moguls circuit continued Friday with a gold medal at Alps d'Huez. Kingsbury, who won double gold last week...
Dec 15, 2023
Gay Ugandan in Edmonton faces deportation, fears jail or death over anti-LGBTQ law
EDMONTON - A man in Edmonton is making a last-ditch legal bid to avoid a Monday deportation flight back to Uganda, where he fears he may be imprisoned, harmed or even killed for being gay. The man, wh...
Dec 15, 2023
Canada to pilot options for national emergency response agency in 2024: Sajjan
OTTAWA - A new national emergency response agency may consist of regional response teams that Ottawa can call into action when disaster strikes, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a...
Dec 15, 2023
'Weighing our options': Ottawa open to further pause to expand assisted dying rules
OTTAWA - The federal government is considering whether to pause its original plan tobroaden the rules that govern medically assisted dying so they include patients whose only underlying condition is a...
Dec 15, 2023
Glen Assoun's daughter says probe of his wrongful conviction must become a priority
HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says that even in death her father is being denied justice - and she is demanding a stalled criminal investigation of his case become "...
Dec 15, 2023
Canada will send helicopters to Latvia next year, defence minister says
OTTAWA - Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be sent to Latvia next year as part of a NATO deterrence mission. Defence Minister Bill Blair made the announcement this morning with defence chief Gen....
Dec 15, 2023
Dodgers have tentative deal to acquire Glasnow from Rays, subject to new contract, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a tentative trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Manuel Margot for pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfi...
Dec 14, 2023
Vancouver Canucks blank Florida Panthers 4-0 on night honouring Luongo
VANCOUVER - Dakota Joshua scored two goals as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 Thursday for a fourth straight win. Andrei Kuzmenko converted the winning goal while Brock Boeser also...
Dec 14, 2023
Stamkos scores four, Lightning end Oilers' win streak with 7-4 victory
EDMONTON - Steven Stamkos scored four goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning found a way to douse the red-hot Oilers, emerging with a 7-4 victory over Edmonton on Thursday. Tyler Motte, Nikita Kucherov and ...
Dec 14, 2023