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Correction: AF-Obit-Robert-Mugabe story
HARARE, Zimbabwe - In a story Sept. 6 about the death of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mugabe was "the first post-colonial leader of what had b...
Sep 09, 2019
Trump slams John Legend for not helping with justice reform
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is criticizing musician John Legend for not playing a role in passing criminal justice reform following a TV special on the subject in which the star appeared. Trum...
Sep 09, 2019
Cougars winless in weekend exhibition action
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Cougars are 0 and 3 in pre-season play after a 7-0 loss to Kelowna yesterday. The Cats wrap up pre-season play in Dawson Creek with a pair of games against the Edmonton...
Sep 09, 2019 Photo by Marissa Baecker/Shoot the Breeze)
Greta Thunberg coming to Montreal in late September to take part in climate march
MONTREAL - Teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg will be in Montreal at the end of the month to take part in a climate march. The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist announced her presence at th...
Sep 09, 2019
Canada drops in world rugby rankings after loss to United States
Canada has dropped one spot to No. 22 in the world rugby rankings in the wake of its 20-15 weekend loss to the United States. Canada, the last country to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, ent...
Sep 09, 2019
Ex-prison shows animated films made by incarcerated artists
PHILADELPHIA - Ezra has been locked up for about 45 years. In that time, he's taken the opportunities he's been given in prison, grown from them and feels like he's turned his life around. He heard ab...
Sep 09, 2019
Canada loses to Germany in final World Cup game; will still play for Olympic berth
SHANGHAI - Canada's men's basketball team ended the FIBA World Cup with a 82-76 loss to Germany on Monday, but will still finish high enough to get a second chance at qualifying for the 2020...
Sep 09, 2019
Raptors and Canada men's basketball coach Nick Nurse savours sweet summer
SHANGHAI - The day after the Toronto Raptors captured their first NBA championship in June, Nick Nurse received a video via text from the Chicago Cubs. The message was from Gary Pressy, the&...
Sep 09, 2019
British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike
LONDON - British Airways has cancelled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travellers, due to a strike by pilots over pay. The U.K.'s flagship carrier said in a statement...
Sep 09, 2019
Beezie Madden wins CP International Grand Prix at Calgary's Spruce Meadows
CALGARY - Beezie Madden had just one fault on her way to capturing the CP International Grand Prix at the Spruce Meadows Masters on Sunday. After going clear in the first round of competition abo...
Sep 09, 2019