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Swiss Kiss: Ericsson gives Ganassi another Indy 500 victory
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marcus Ericsson, once a Formula One backmarker, is now an IndyCar frontrunner. And an Indianapolis 500 champion. Ericsson became the second Swede to win the Indy 500 on Sunday when...
May 29, 2022
Colombia presidential contest likely headed to June runoff
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The early vote count in Sunday's six-way presidential election in Colombia pointed toward a runoff in June, with leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro leading in a ballot held ami...
May 29, 2022
Thousands without power one week after deadly storm swept through Ontario, Quebec
MONTREAL - More than 27,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec remain without power, one week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through both provinces. At least 11 people were killed during last Sat...
May 29, 2022
Nadal edges Auger-Aliassime at French Open; Djokovic next
PARIS (AP) - By the end of only the third five-setter Rafael Nadal has played in 112 career French Open matches, as the sun and temperature descended and the chants of "Ra-fa! Ra-fa!" filled the eveni...
May 29, 2022
Two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
HALIFAX - Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and federal and provincial government dignitaries gathered on the Halifax waterfront today for the naming ceremony for two of Canada's new Arctic and Offsh...
May 29, 2022
Environment Canada issues flood watch for parts of northern BC
DAWSON CREEK - A flood watch has been issued for some parts of Northern British Columbia.The Peace Region, including tributaries around Fort St. John, Taylor, Chetwynd, Moberly Lake, Pine Pass, Hudson...
May 29, 2022
Canadian Damian Warner wins sixth straight Gotzis decathlon event
GTZIS, Austria - Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner won the 2022 Hypo Meeting Gotzis with a score of 8,797. This was the sixth year the London, Ont,, native has won the Gotzis decathlon event, n...
May 29, 2022
Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The review comes amid...
May 29, 2022
On the 11 year anniversary of her disappearance, Vanderhoof RCMP are asking for help to find Madison Scott
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Madison Scott was first reported missing 11 years ago today on May 29.Vanderhoof RCMP and the Scott family are asking for the public's help in solving her disappearance.Scott was la...
May 29, 2022
Canada finishes 13th at London rugby sevens but records two important victories
LONDON - The Canadian men finished 13th at the HSBC London Sevens on Sunday but recorded important wins over Wales and Japan to help them in their bid to avoid relegation from the HSBC World Rugby Sev...
May 29, 2022