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Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
VANCOUVER - More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Sec...
Aug 22, 2024
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Rail shutdown begins as employees locked out
Canada's largest railway has locked out its employees and halted all trains after Canadian National and its workers couldn't agree on a new contract before a 12:01 a.m. deadline. Canadian Pacific Kans...
Aug 21, 2024
Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump
CHICAGO (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the ...
Aug 21, 2024
Blue Jays blow six-run lead in loss to Reds after Votto announces retirement
TORONTO - On a night Joey Votto ended his comeback bid to play for the Blue Jays, Toronto blew a six-run lead in an 11-7 loss Wednesday to his former team, the Cincinnati Reds. Highlighted by a five-r...
Aug 21, 2024
Canada's Diallo advances, Marino out in second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to the final round of US Open qualifying with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over France's Titouan Droguet in men's singles action on Wednesday. Diallo hit eight dou...
Aug 21, 2024
Ken Miller, beloved former Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach, dead at 82
REGINA - Ken Miller, a beloved former head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 82. The CFL team announced that Miller died Wednesday in Asheville, N.C., after a brief battle with c...
Aug 21, 2024
Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after b...
Aug 21, 2024
Canadian baseball star Joey Votto announces retirement after 17 MLB seasons
TORONTO - Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced his retirement in an Instagram post Wednesday evening. Votto played 17 MLB seasons, earning six all-sta...
Aug 21, 2024
B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by 6 years, says report
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017. The First Nations He...
Aug 21, 2024
B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by 6 years, says report
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017. The First Nations He...
Aug 21, 2024