Albert Wagner 
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Macklin Celebrini could see the New Year’s Eve fireworks from the bus on the way to Scandinavium arena. Canada’s best — and youngest — player exploded hours later in key moments to save his country from an embarrassing result with the calendar flipping to 2024. The 17-year-old scored twice … Read more
Police in Kenya are investigating the slaying of three-time Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat, whose body was found with stab wounds inside his brother’s car on Sunday morning, a local official said. Kiplagat had been driving the car before his body was discovered in the vehicle on the outskirts of Eldoret, a town located … Read more
JERUSALEM – A former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet offered a rare public apology Sunday for contributing to the internal strife in Israel that preceded the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip. The mea culpa by Galit Distel Atbaryan, a lawmaker from Netanyahu’s Likud Party, was one … Read more
Despite increased levels of stress and trauma associated with caring for an ailing loved one, a new study suggests that family caregiving can lead to less depression in adults. Published in the journal Advances in Life Course Research, the research, which was conducted at the University of Texas in Austin, sought to challenge … Read more
As the year turns, the next general election looms ever larger. One thing can, however, be said about the election already. Whenever it finally comes and whatever the result, the turnover of MPs in the House of Commons looks likely to be unusually large. At least 83 MPs have announced that they will be retiring. More … Read more
The Quebec government is asking the public to be prudent as they celebrate the New Year and take steps to avoid the transmission of respiratory viruses at a time when hospitals remain crowded. The Health Department says people should stay home if they have a fever and is encouraging people to wear a … Read more
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a helicopter flight Sunday to check the flooded regions in the northwest of the country, where rivers have swelled and overflowed homes, roads and fields after weeks of heavy rain. In recent days, hundreds of people have been evacuated from affected areas in northern and eastern … Read more
Parents started showing up at Calgary hospitals with sick children on Sept. 1, the Friday before the Labour Day weekend. The numbers grew on Saturday. By Sunday, as more and more children fell ill, the first case of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC, came back positive. “It confirmed what our suspicion was,” said Dr. Stephen Freedman, … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine – Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night, after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod earlier in the day “would not go unpunished”. The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian forces overnight. … Read more
SYDNEY – Former U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez led Canada to a 2-1 victory over Chile in its opening United Cup match on Sunday. Fernandez defeated Daniela Seguel 6-3, 6-2 before Nicolas Jarry leveled the Group B tie for Chile by beating Steven Diez in straight sets in Sydney. Diez had replaced … Read more
