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Americans Paul, Shelton move on to second round at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Seeded Americans got off to a good start at the men's National Bank Open tennis tournament as Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton posted first-round wins Wednesday. Paul, seeded 10th in Montreal, fi...
Aug 7, 2024
Listeria contamination of plant milks happened in Pickering, Ont. facility, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recent Listeria contamination of several plant-based milks occurred in a Pickering, Ont., factory. It says the contamination happened on a "dedicated produ...
Aug 7, 2024
Former spy agency director David Vigneault joins U.S. strategic intelligence firm
OTTAWA - The outgoing head of Canada's spy agency is joining an American strategic intelligence firm that is waging war against intellectual property theft. Strider Technologies says in a press releas...
Aug 7, 2024
Ontario man charged after threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in online video
Another person has been arrested after making threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau online. Police say a man made violent threats against Trudeau, the police and security personnel who might a...
Aug 7, 2024
Ultrafine particles linked to 1,100 deaths per year in Montreal, Toronto: study
MONTREAL - Researchers at Montreal's McGill University have found that ultrafine particles from vehicles and industry are linked to the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people per year in Canada's two big...
Aug 7, 2024
Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands
OTTAWA - More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal gov...
Aug 7, 2024
Boeing will spend $61M in B.C. as part of Canada's military planes contract
RICHMOND, B.C. - Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an aerospace manufacturing training facility as well as research and development. The announcement is the latest from...
Aug 7, 2024
Boeing will spend $61M in B.C. as part of Canada's military planes contract
RICHMOND, B.C. - Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an aerospace manufacturing training facility as well as research and development. The announcement is the latest from...
Aug 7, 2024
Lantzville's Lundman places 20th in Olympic marathon race walk relay
PARIS, FRANCE - A local athlete has wrapped her first Olympic experience.Lantzville's Olivia Lundman and her Richmond-based race partner and coach Evan Dunfee placed 20th in the marathon race walk rel...
Aug 7, 2024
Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night card
American Steve (Mean Machine) Garcia has replaced the injured Calvin (The Boston Finisher) Kattar as the opponent for Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson on a Sept. 7 UFC Fight Night card...
Aug 7, 2024