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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions
SYDNEY (AP) - Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retire...
Dec 26, 2024
Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost of living crisis
TORONTO - Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government's GST holiday, but some say the lower prices aren't enough to keep up...
Dec 26, 2024
Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for th...
Dec 26, 2024
Year in Review: Melfort Special Olympic curling team win gold, named Team of the Year
It was a stellar 2024 for the Melfort Special Olympic curling team, with a number of significant wins. Perhaps the largest win for the team was a gold medal at the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter ...
Dec 26, 2024
Israeli attorney general orders probe into report that alleged Netanyahu's wife harassed opponents
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and witnesses in the ...
Dec 26, 2024
Strong winds and heavy rain continue in B.C.'s south coast on Boxing Day
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people in British Columbia remain without power on Boxing Day as strong winds and heavy rains continue to hammer B.C.'s south coast. BC Hydro says around 1,600 customers were w...
Dec 26, 2024
Former NFL star Mayes pulling for Panthers' Hubbard to break his NFL rushing mark
Long the standard by which Canadian running backs are measured in the NFL, Rueben Mayes is hoping Chuba Hubbard can set that bar even higher. In 1986, Mayes became the first Canadian to rush for over ...
Dec 26, 2024
India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies aged 92
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was ...
Dec 26, 2024
India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies aged 92
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India's economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was ...
Dec 26, 2024
Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement
The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement. The move the day after Christmas was announced by general manager Steve Yzerman and comes with t...
Dec 26, 2024