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Coalition Avenir Québec under fire for election ad described as exploitative
MONTREAL - Quebec's governing party is defending itself against accusations it underpaid and took advantage of a woman who appeared in a widely promoted election ad. The Coalition Avenir Qubec is bein...
Jul 18, 2022
Former Alouettes coach Khari Jones joins Ticats' football operations staff
HAMILTON - Former Montreal Alouettes head coach Khari Jones has joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' front office as a football operations consultant. The Ticats announced Jones's hiring in a release Monda...
Jul 18, 2022
Organizers 'bull-ish' after roaring return of Parksville Beach Festival
PARKSVILLE - Competitors were told to harken back to the roaring 20's in their designs while event-goers returned to the Parksville Beach Festival in droves.Opening weekend attendance was better than ...
Jul 18, 2022
Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a seaplane crash in Quebec's Mauricie region that killed a 63-year-old man. Provincial police say they were called around 3:45 p.m...
Jul 18, 2022
Gusty winds forecast near Lytton, B.C., as wildfire remains out of control
LYTTON, B.C. - Showers are likely over the northern end of British Columbia's Fraser Canyon, potentially aiding crews battling a 17-square kilometre wildfire just west of the village of Lytton. But En...
Jul 18, 2022
A month after contracting COVID-19, De Grasse withdraws from world 200 metres
EUGENE, Ore. - Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the 200 metres at the world track and field championships, the event in which he won Olympic gold last summer in Tokyo. The 27-ye...
Jul 18, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King granted bail
OTTAWA - Pat King, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks last winter, has been granted bail. The decision was delivered in an Ottawa courtroom Monday by S...
Jul 18, 2022
Vanessa Gilles making her presence felt with Canadian women's soccer team
A rock in the heart of the defence and an aerial threat at the other end of the pitch, Vanessa Gilles has become an important member of the Canadian women's soccer team. The 26-year-old from Ottawa is...
Jul 18, 2022
First dose of scorching summer due across Nanaimo & mid-Island
NANAIMO - Don't be alarmed if you spot a bright, fiery orb in the sky this week.After April showers brought more May showers, which were followed by classic Island 'June-uary', forecasters are finally...
Jul 18, 2022
Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran's ...
Jul 18, 2022