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Volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma; residents flee
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly two decades Saturday, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tri...
May 22, 2021
Man found dead after becoming separated from friend during North Vancouver hike
VANCOUVER - Police say a hiker has died after becoming separated from a friend during a hike in North Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say two friends were hiking in the area of Mt. Fromme on Friday wh...
May 22, 2021
Cloistered nuns get vaccinated to do their 'duty as citizens' and neighbours
MONTREAL - Cloistered nuns in Montreal's Carmelite monastery lined up to complete their COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday. Inside a 125-year-old convent in the city's Plateau neighbourhood, 11 sisters -...
May 22, 2021
Canada's Shapovalov loses to Ruud of Norway in Geneva Open final
GENEVA - Denis Shapovalov might have lost final of the Geneva Open, but the Canadian said his solid week set him up nicely for the red clay courts of the French Open in less than two weeks. The No. 2 ...
May 22, 2021
Officials declare COVID-19 outbreak at Richmond, B.C. hospital
VANCOUVER - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on an acute care unit at Richmond Hospital. The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says seven patients on the acute care for the elderly unit tested p...
May 22, 2021
Canada's 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going: experts
Raywat Deonandan is feeling more hopeful these days, and he's noticed a renewed optimism in many of his epidemiology and infectious disease colleagues. After months of observing negative COVID-19 tren...
May 22, 2021
Dubas: Leafs' Tavares suffered knee injury along with concussion in scary collision
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is dealing with a knee injury as well as a concussion after being stretchered off the ice following a scary collision in Game 1 of Toronto's first-round play...
May 22, 2021
Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole for Monaco GP, Verstappen 2nd
MONACO (AP) - Charles Leclerc won the first pole for Ferrari since 2019 despite crashing with 18 seconds remaining to end Saturday qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc held the top spot at his...
May 22, 2021
China's Mars rover touches ground on red planet
BEIJING (AP) - China's first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet, China's space administration said Saturday. The solar-powered rover ...
May 22, 2021
'Proved that they care': Man who held hunger strike hopeful after suicide bill passes
Last summer, a 24-year-old fiddle teacher walked more than 600 kilometres from his home in northern Saskatchewan to the legislature in Regina after a bill to address suicides was voted down a second t...
May 22, 2021