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PHOTO COLLECTION: A look at AP’s top photos in September
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. Palestinians run for cover during…
Curling Canada looks to turn Olympic buzz into new brooms on the ice
The largest audience for curling happens every four years, but in a window when Canadian…
Blue Jays set for border series against Mariners or Tigers in ALCS
The Toronto Blue Jays are set for a border showdown in the American League Championship…
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at Rutgers University says he is fleeing with…
World leaders express hope after Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of plan to end Gaza war
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel…
Vancouver Rise beat Ottawa Rapid 2-0 in Desiree Scott’s regular-season home finale
OTTAWA — Latifah Abdu and Jessica De Filippo scored as Vancouver Rise FC defeated Ottawa…
A-League soccer player and former team captain pleads guilty to match-fixing charges in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — A former club captain who was honored as the A-League’s player of…
Justice minister rules out withdrawing legal submission on notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls from five premiers for Ottawa to…
Sam Salter, the CPL’s leading scorer, signs pre-contract to join Swedish club GAIS
OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa striker Sam Salter, the leading scorer in the Canadian Premier League,…
Cadaver dogs fail to find remains in search for two missing Nova Scotia children
HALIFAX — Two tracking dogs trained to search for human remains have failed to find…
Average asking rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September: report
TORONTO — Average asking rents in Canada fell 3.2 per cent in September from a…
Five premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA — Five premiers say Ottawa must withdraw its recent call for limits on the…
Marineland says its belugas shouldn’t go to Nova Scotia’s Whale Sanctuary Project
HALIFAX — Marineland says it has more than a dozen reasons why none of its…
Jilly Cooper, British author of bestselling risqué novels, including ‘Rivals,’ dies at 88
LONDON (AP) — Jilly Cooper, the bestselling British author known for her chronicles of class…
Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
TORONTO — Marineland’s request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30…
Some noteworthy Supreme Court of Canada decisions over the last 150 years
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada marks its 150th anniversary this year. Here are…
Dunstone and Homan win men’s and women’s finals at PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Rachel Homan’s domination on the Canadian women’s curling scene continued on Sunday afternoon.…
OHL Roundup: Gavin Betts perfect as Frontenacs blank Otters 1-0
KINGSTON — Gavin Betts stopped all 27 shots he faced as the Kingston Frontenacs shut…
QMJHL Roundup: Marcus Kearsey stars in overtime as Islanders clip Voltigeurs 6-5
DRUMMONDVILLE — Marcus Kearsey scored 2:38 into overtime as the Charlottetown Islanders edged the Drummondville…
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
VICTORIA — Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting…
Brisbane Broncos beat Melbourne Storm to win first NRL premiership in 19 years
SYDNEY (AP) — The Brisbane Broncos overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to surge to a…
Dunstone to face Jacobs, Homan to play Brown in PointsBet Invitational finals
CALGARY — Rachel Homan of Ottawa will be facing Corryn Brown of Kamloops in a…
OHL roundup: Foster nets hat trick as 67’s beat Otters 4-1
OTTAWA — Cooper Foster scored three goals, Nic Whitehead had two assists and the Ottawa…
Irish-bred Silawi wins $750,000 Canadian International by a nose at Woodbine
TORONTO — Irish-bred Silawi, a 10-1 pick, took the early lead and then held on…