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Canadian judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard wins gold at Zagreb Grand Prix
ZAGREB, Croatia - Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard won the gold medal in the women's under-63-kilogram category Saturday at the Zagreb Grand Prix judo tournament. The Montreal native was awarded g...
Jul 16, 2022

Herta takes pole position at Honda Indy Toronto qualifying, Canadian DeFrancesco 12th
TORONTO - Colton Herta has taken pole position at the Honda Indy Toronto. Herta won qualifying on Saturday afternoon in 59.2698 seconds. Three-time Honda Indy champion Scott Dixon was second in 59.359...
Jul 16, 2022

Wildfire near Lytton remains out of control at 1,500 hectares in size: BCWS
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's Wildfire Service says it is bringing in another 21-person unit crew to help fight a wildfire that broke out Thursday nearly two kilometres northwest of Lytton on the ...
Jul 16, 2022

Decision to exempt gas turbines from sanctions right thing to do: Freeland
Canada's decision last week to send repaired parts of a Russian natural gas pipeline back to Germany was difficult but necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday. The Liberals ar...
Jul 16, 2022

'We feel this is our best chance:' wildlife friendly Gabriola gardens protecting natural Island landscape
NANAIMO - One garden, one plant at a time, volunteers on Gabriola Island are preserving the area for the future.Started in 2021, the wildlife-friendly gardens program is designed to keep as much of th...
Jul 16, 2022

6 people die after storm causes Montana highway pileup
Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said. Twenty-one vehicles crashed Friday evening and Montana Highwa...
Jul 16, 2022

Mo Farah's story draws horror, understanding in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Many Somalis are reacting with horror - and a sense of understanding - at British runner Mo Farah's tale of being trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to look after ot...
Jul 16, 2022

Annual trunk sale returns to give new life to old items
NANAIMO - It's time to get the junk out of your trunk.A popular swap meet-style event is returning Saturday, July 16 with around 100 vendors selling used, garage sale-type items out of the trunk of th...
Jul 16, 2022

Ottawa exploring criminal reform as Liberal MP tables bill on long-term care neglect
OTTAWA - Cathy Legere saw firsthand the conditions that elder residents of long-term care were enduring, and the intense pressure that personal care staff were under, in the early days of the COVID-19...
Jul 16, 2022

Mo Farah's story draws horror, understanding in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Many Somalis are reacting with horror - and a sense of understanding - at British runner Mo Farah's tale of being trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to look after ot...
Jul 16, 2022