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Leafs' Matthews hoping wrist will be ready for season-opener following surgery
TORONTO - Auston Matthews was just starting to ramp up his summer training regimen. On the heels of a regular season marked by personal success - and another crushing playoff failure for his Toronto M...
Sep 13, 2021

Williams Lake RCMP investigate swarming assault; victim in critical condition
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are investigating a vicious weekend assault.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Del Byron says Mounties were called to Boitanio Park on Saturday (Sept. 11) at 5:0...
Sep 13, 2021

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Nearly 8 million mail-in ballots - the form of voting most Cal...
Sep 13, 2021

Liberal and Tory campaigns go negative; Trudeau says his attacks aren't personal
VANCOUVER - Both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole are striking decidedly negative tones as the last week of the campaign kicks off, but Trudeau says the difference is...
Sep 13, 2021

Norway's center-left gains after vote; climate is key issue
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The center-left bloc in Norway appears to have won Monday's general election, according to the first official projection, which shows the ruling Conservatives would lose pow...
Sep 13, 2021

Lions CB Okudah has season-ending Achilles tendon injury
Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah has a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, the team announced Monday. "He will be out for the rest of the year," Lions coach Dan Campbell said. "I hate it for him...
Sep 13, 2021

Changes made again to Cougars preseason schedule
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars announced today a change to their WHL Pre-Season schedule.The following game has been added to the Cougars' Pre-Season Schedule:Friday, September 17th- Prince...
Sep 13, 2021

Slumping Toronto FC could do worse than follow the progress of improving Inter Miami
TORONTO - In hosting Inter Miami CF on Tuesday, struggling Toronto FC could do well to take a page out of the second-year MLS team's book. And hope that it can get to where Phil Neville's side has got...
Sep 13, 2021

Tories promise new parents on leave could earn up to $1,000 without losing EI benefit
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives promised Monday to let new parents earn up to $1,000 per month without it affecting their maternity or parental leave payments. The pledge builds on Tory Leader Erin...
Sep 13, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia firearms official testifies about better communication
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Nova Scotia's chief firearms officer told an inquiry today that communications with his colleagues in other provinces have improved since a former soldier fatally shot his fami...
Sep 13, 2021