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Canada to battle South Africa in FIFA World Cup knockout game
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (195+ words) LOS ANGELES " Canada will play its first-ever knockout game in a men's FIFA World Cup today, taking on South Africa in a round-of-32 matchup in Los Angeles. The Canadians finished second in Group B following a 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina, a…...
Canada to face South Africa in knockout stage of World Cup
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (116+ words) Canada will face South Africa in the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup. South Africa upset South Korea 1-0 in Mexico City Wednesday to finish second in Group A. Canada, the runner-up in Group B, takes on the South Afrcans on…...
Canadian shot dead at South Africa wildlife park in apparent accident: officials
1+ week, 2+ day ago (235+ words) OTTAWA " A Canadian was shot and killed at a South African wilderness park on Wednesday in what authorities said appears to be an accident. The South African Police Service said a 69-year-old Canadian man asked a park guide whether his…...
New Zealand defeats Canada 50-14 in third-place game at rugby sevens event in Spain
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (351+ words) VALLADOLID " Asia Hogan-Rochester had two tries and two conversions as the Canadian women's rugby sevens squad dropped a 50-14 decision to New Zealand in the third-place game Sunday at the HSBC SVNS World Championship Series event. After rolling to four straight…...
3 patients are being evacuated to Europe from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (928+ words) Associated Press footage showed health workers in protective gear evacuating three passengers, including the ship's British doctor, who Spain's health ministry said had been in "serious condition" but has improved. An air ambulance later departed. On Wednesday evening, a medical…...
Raging Grannies protesting ADAP switch with street rally
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (212+ words) The Lethbridge Raging Grannies are holding their third rally of the month this Friday, in partnership with Friends of Medicare and Inclusion Lethbridge. The rally is being held in protest of changes being brought forward by the Alberta government, which…...
Reactions to the death of former politician and social activist Stephen Lewis
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) OTTAWA " "It's really hard to encapsulate the kind of impact that he's had " It's a huge loss." " Former NDP national director Anne Mc Grath "Stephen was a giant in our movement. He fought tirelessly to level the playing field for…...
School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries in the hospital. The private vehicle was transporting students to various primary schools and high schools in the southwest of Johannesburg on Monday…...