Football preparation for Vanier Cup a labour of love for Queen's equipment manager
With Queen’s serving as Vanier Cup host for a second straight year, Mellor is a liaison for both teams’ equipment managers ...
Laos government pledges justice in mass alcohol poisoning case that has killed 6 tourists
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, promising it would bring perpetrators to justice.
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
SADO, Japan (AP) — Japan will hold a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of ...
Modi's Hindu nationalist party heads for sweeping win in Maharashtra state election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a stunning victory Saturday in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition seemed ...
Pakistan is sealing off its capital ahead of a planned rally by Imran Khan supporters
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is sealing off its capital, Islamabad, ahead of a planned rally by supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan. It’s the second time in as many months that authorities ...
OHL Roundup: Brown scores twice as Bulldogs beat Generals
BRANTFORD, Ont. — The Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Oshawa Generals in a shootout 5-4. Cole Brown scored twice while Tomaš Hamara and Jake O’Brien scored once for Brantford.
Storm dumps record rain in Northern California, while US Northeast deals with winter storms
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or ...
QMJHL Roundup: Carbonneau scores twice as Armada top Titan
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND — Justin Carbonneau scored twice as Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-3 Friday night. Olivier Lemieux, Eliot Litalien, Mateo Nobert and Bo Damphousse ...
Fighting between armed sectarian groups in restive northwestern Pakistan kills at least 33 people
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Fighting between armed Sunni and Shiite groups in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 33 people ...
As fast fashion's waste pollutes Africa's environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution
Ghana is one of Africa’s leading importers of used clothing. It also ships some of what it gets from the United Kingdom, Canada, China and elsewhere to other West African nations, the United States ...
UN expert: Myanmar's desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children ...
Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary
An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal’s owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a ...