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Canada's Shapovalov defeats Rodionov to advance to second round at Vienna Open
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of Vienna Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jurij Rodionov of Austria on Tuesday. The No. 19-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont....
Oct 25, 2022
Family of woman found dead on ER floor asks Quebec coroner to reopen investigation
MONTREAL - The family of an 86-year-old woman who was found dead on the floor of a Montreal-area emergency room last year is calling for a new investigation into the circumstances of her death followi...
Oct 25, 2022
Baryshnikov honors 'insanely brave' Putin opponent Navalny
NEW YORK (AP) - Ballet dancer, choreographer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, who famously defected from the Soviet Union nearly a half-century ago, called Alexei Navalny "insanely brave" as a human rig...
Oct 25, 2022
Nielsen, Amazon Prime spar over who really watches football
NEW YORK (AP) - By the Nielsen company's count, 7.8 million people watched Amazon Prime's coverage of last Thursday's NFL game between New Orleans and Arizona. But Amazon says no, there were actually ...
Oct 25, 2022
School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammun...
Oct 25, 2022
Zermatt-Cervinia World Cup downhill ski races cancelled after warm weather
ZERMATT, Switzerland - The start of alpine's World Cup downhill season reverts to Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of European races in Zermatt-Cervinia. Tuesday's cancellation of the women's...
Oct 25, 2022
Trio arrested following crime spree ending in serious Highway 97 crash
QUESNEL - Three people have been arrested after their stolen vehicle rolled multiple times on Highway 97, south of Quesnel.It all started at 6:20 a.m. yesterday morning (Oct.24) when Quesnel RCMP resp...
Oct 25, 2022
Canada coach looks to his youth for Americas Rugby Trophy match against Brazil 'A'
TORONTO - Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones is looking to his youth Wednesday when Canada 'A' takes on Brazil 'A' at the Americas Rugby Trophy. Jones has kept just six starters from the team that Cana...
Oct 25, 2022
James Butler, Sean Thomas Erlington, Dedrick Mills earn CFL players of week honours
TORONTO - Running backs James Butler, Sean Thomas Erlington and Dedrick Mills are the Canadian Football League's top players of the week. Butler, a running back for the B.C. Lions, had a career-high 1...
Oct 25, 2022
Three new B.C. Supreme Court judges in Vancouver, another raised to appeal court
VANCOUVER - The federal government has appointed three new judges to the British Columbia Supreme Court and raised another to the B.C. Court of Appeal. A statement from the Department of Justice says ...
Oct 25, 2022