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'I wasn't afraid of death,' kidnapped British diplomat James Cross said upon release
OTTAWA - Just two days after he was freed, a British diplomat kidnapped by Quebec nationalists told Canadian officials he did not fear being killed in captivity. Rather, James Cross worried what would...
Oct 04, 2020
Lance Armstrong leads Beirut bike tour to help blast victims
BEIRUT - Former American professional cyclist Lance Armstrong led a bike tour around Beirut on Sunday to raise awareness and funds for organizations helping residents affected by a massive explosion t...
Oct 04, 2020
Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19 at age 81
PARIS - Kenzo Takada, the iconic Franco-Japanese fashion designer famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited esthetic that channeled his home continent of Asia, has died. He was 81. The fa...
Oct 04, 2020
New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election
VICTORIA - It's still a long way from election day in British Columbia, but one thing is certain after the Oct. 24 vote, there will be at least 15 new faces in the legislature.The number of people not...
Oct 04, 2020
Racism 'pervasive' in health care, advocates say
MONTREAL - Advocates and patients say the fate of an Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital after filming staff insulting her is a tragic example of the systemic racism many Indigenous people ...
Oct 04, 2020
'The thing you do around here:' Prairie fall suppers adjust to COVID-19 reality
Vehicles lined up more than three kilometres along a rural Manitoba road on the last Sunday afternoon of September as their occupants waited to grab a traditional Ukrainian feast in a brown takeout ba...
Oct 04, 2020
Winds of change blow on day of upsets at French Open
PARIS - On a Sunday of upsets among the women at the French Open, revenge was a dish served up in an autumnal chill by a Polish teenager. And it was only partially business as usual for the men, too. ...
Oct 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:38 a.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2020:There are 166,123 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 78,459 confirmed (including 5,878 deaths, 65,304 res...
Oct 04, 2020
Canadian wheelchair racer Lakatos wins London Marathon; Woodfine runs Tokyo standard
LONDON - Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos won the London Marathon on Sunday. Fellow Canadian Tristan Woodfine dipped under the Olympic qualifying standard in the men's event. Lakatos crossed in one hour...
Oct 04, 2020
'I don't want to go through this ever in my life again,' LTC resident tells inquiry
One by one, residents of Ontario's long-term care homes described the emotional devastation caused by the COVID-19 lockdown to an independent inquiry - and implored the governments ...
Oct 04, 2020