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Palin, Murkowski highlight Alaska's 2 elections on Tuesday
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska voters get their first shot at using ranked voting in a statewide race Tuesday in a special U.S. House election in which Sarah Palin seeks a return to elected office. Also...
Aug 16, 2022

Quebec junior college students have 'reduced ability to study' post-COVID: union head
MONTREAL - The head of a union representing Quebec junior college teachers says the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have negatively impacted students' basic study skills. Youri Blanchet of the Fdration d...
Aug 16, 2022

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault in class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. In court documents introduced today in Superior C...
Aug 16, 2022

Restricted free agent Jalen Harris reinstated by NBA after drug suspension
TORONTO - Jalen Harris has been reinstated by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association after serving a one-year suspension for a positive drug test. The Toronto Raptors hold the guard's...
Aug 16, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: Advice given to witnesses worries former judge
HALIFAX - A former Supreme Court of Canada judge working with the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting says he's worried that the federal Justice Department has been discouraging witnesses ...
Aug 16, 2022

Sunken fish boat off B.C. shifts into deeper water, leaks fuel in key orca habitat
VICTORIA - Crews are working to drain fuel from a sunken fish boat in U.S. waters just east of Vancouver Island before it fouls a key feeding ground for endangered southern resident killer whales. An ...
Aug 16, 2022

Lions QB Rourke named CFL's top performer for a third straight week
TORONTO - Another week, another CFL top performer honour for B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke. Rourke was named the CFL's top performer Tuesday for the third straight week and fifth time this seas...
Aug 16, 2022

Boston police boat comes to rescue of stranded groom
BOSTON (AP) - Officers with the Boston Police Department's harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer Joe Matthews came to the rescue of a groom in danger of ...
Aug 16, 2022

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, 'mild' symptoms
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden...
Aug 16, 2022

ESPN's Stephen A Smith has memoir coming in January 2023
NEW YORK (AP) - Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN's Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that Smith's "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of...
Aug 16, 2022