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Two more Toronto Wolfpack players sign on with new rugby league clubs
TORONTO – Two more members of the defunct Toronto Wolfpack have found new rugby league…
EXPLAINER: Why AP called the 2020 election for Joe Biden
WHY AP CALLED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOR BIDEN: As Election Day ground on into “election…
Montreal Impact make final push for playoff position against D.C. United
Montreal Impact captain Jukka Raitala has a simple message for his teammates as a difficult…
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Pennsylvania for Biden
WHY AP CALLED PENNSYLVANIA FOR BIDEN: Four years ago, President Donald Trump breached the Democrats’…
Ethiopia to replace Tigray region leadership as forces clash
NAIROBI, Kenya – Ethiopia moved Saturday to replace the leadership of the country’s defiant northern…
AP VoteCast: How did Biden do it? Wide coalition powered win
WASHINGTON – Former Vice-President Joe Biden’s White House victory was powered by a broad and…
Juneau to receive machine to process COVID-19 tests faster
JUNEAU, Alaska – Juneau will receive its own machine to process coronavirus tests starting in…
1st woman free-climbs El Capitan’s Golden Gate route in day
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Rock climber Emily Harrington has become the first woman, and…
Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies
Stop and reverse. Restore and expand. Joe Biden is promising to take the country on…
EXPLAINING RACE CALLS: How AP called the race for Biden
WASHINGTON – Democrat Joe Biden captured the presidency on Saturday when The Associated Press declared…
Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine…
Dance parties and champagne: celebrating election’s end
As soon as the news buzzed on their phones, Americans gathered spontaneously on street corners…
Canada defeats New Zealand to advance to quarterfinals of World Cup of Darts
SALZBURG, Austria – Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell downed New…
Red Bulls looking to move up standings and play spoiler when Toronto FC visits Sunday
The New York Red Bulls have their own agenda Sunday on the final day of…
Thousands in Leipzig protest German coronavirus restrictions
BERLIN – More than 20,000 people demonstrated Saturday in eastern Germany against government-imposed restrictions meant…
Libya’s oil production recovers past 1M barrel a day
CAIRO – Libya’s oil production has surged past 1 million barrels a day, national petroleum…
UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul…
French police quiz child apologists of teacher’s beheading
LE PECQ, France – Police in France questioned four 10-year-olds who voiced support for the…
Three states pass amendments that ‘only citizens’ can vote
DENVER – Voters in Colorado, Florida and Alabama passed ballot measures Tuesday that codify what…
‘It just seems uneasy’: Portland riots at Vancouver Whitecaps’ front door
PORTLAND, Ore. – There’s an eerie view outside the Portland hotel that the Vancouver Whitecaps…
Surging infections in Manitoba a COVID-19 cautionary tale: experts
WINNIPEG – Manitoba was a beacon of hope when the first wave of COVID-19 hit…
Egyptians vote in 2nd stage of parliamentary election
CAIRO – Egyptians began voting Saturday in the second and final stage of the country’s…
Increasingly normal: Guns seen outside vote-counting centres
The most turbulent and norm-breaking presidential election of a lifetime has led to an extraordinary…
Lebanon’s leader challenges US sanctions against son-in-law
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s leader on Saturday asked the United States to offer evidence to back…