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Sakamoto finishes first in women's program at Skate Canada; Canada's Schizas rises
VANCOUVER - Kaori Sakamoto continued her momentum, and dominance, in the women's competition at Skate Canada International to claim gold on Saturday. The reigning world champion scored a season best s...
Oct 28, 2023
Palestinian-Canadians worry for relatives as offensive in Gaza ramps up
MONTREAL - Moayed Salim expected his father to come home to Canada at the end of the month in time for the birth of his son. Instead, the London, Ont. resident said his 66-year-old father is stuck in ...
Oct 28, 2023
Pope's meeting on church future says it's 'urgent' to guarantee governance roles for women
Pope Francis' big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was "urgent" to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance and called for research on allowing women to...
Oct 28, 2023
Dandjinou strikes gold at World Cup short track speedskating stop in Montreal
MONTREAL - After winning his first individual medal in the 1,000 metres last week at the Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal's William Dandjinou secured his very first gold medal at the ISU short track sp...
Oct 28, 2023
Brazil scores in stoppage time, finally beating Kailen Sheridan, to edge Canada 1-0
MONTREAL - Debinha scored on a deflection in stoppage time to lift Brazil to a 1-0 win over Canada on Saturday afternoon in a game that marked the beginning of the end of captain Christine Sinclair's ...
Oct 28, 2023
South Africa holds on to beat New Zealand 12-11 and win a record fourth Rugby World Cup title
PARIS (AP) - Defending champion South Africa kicked its way to a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by beating New Zealand 12-11 on Saturday after All Blacks captain Sam Cane was the first player to ...
Oct 28, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a "second stage" in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks...
Oct 28, 2023
Mustangs end losing streak, extend Terriers' to six
The Melfort Mustangs have cut their first losing streak of the season to just two games, after claiming victory over the Yorkton Terriers on Friday night.Melfort had previously lost back-to-back conte...
Oct 28, 2023
Harry Kane imitates David Beckham by scoring from his own half for Bayern Munich
MUNICH (AP) - Harry Kane has done a David Beckham. The England captain scored a spectacular goal from his own half for Bayern Munich against Darmstadt on Saturday before going on to claim a hat trick....
Oct 28, 2023
Marino drops Pan Am Games tennis semifinal, will play for women's singles bronze
SANTIAGO - Rebecca Marino left her first Pan American Games on crutches. She wants to leave her second with a medal. The latter was still on the table for the Canadian tennis player despite Saturday's...
Oct 28, 2023