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Man wounded in Surrey area shooting incident early Saturday, say RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting incident Saturday. The incident occurred at about 8:40 a.m. Mounties say officers were calle...
Aug 03, 2024
Judge hits MLB-high 41st homer as Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-3
NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge launched his 41st home run, adding to his major league-leading total, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Saturday. Anthony Volpe and No. 9 batter Tr...
Aug 03, 2024
Man suffers serious burns in assault, vehicle theft, says Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with serious burns after he was assaulted Friday afternoon in the community of Whalley. Police say they responded to a report of an assault at 10200...
Aug 03, 2024
Protesters demand stronger Canadian response to 'rigged' Venezuelan election
TORONTO - Around 300 people gathered in downtown Toronto outside the Ontario legislature today to protest the results of the disputed Venezuelan election and to demand a stronger response from Ottawa....
Aug 03, 2024
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...
Aug 03, 2024
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...
Aug 03, 2024
Canadian star swimmer Summer McIntosh wins gold in Olympic 200-metre IM
PARIS - Summer McIntosh is Canada's first triple gold medallist in an Olympic Games. The Toronto swimmer won her third gold in Paris with a victory in the 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic-rec...
Aug 03, 2024
Canada's Liendo wins silver, Kharun bronze in Olympic men's 100 butterfly
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Joshua Liendo has won a silver medal and Ilya Kharun the bronze in the men's 100-metre butterfly at the Olympic Games in Paris. Hungary's Kristof Malik captured gold in 49.90 ...
Aug 03, 2024
Labour union vice-president endorses Tory candidate in federal byelection in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Conservative candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg has received an endorsement from the international vice-president of a major union in his bid to unseat the NDP in t...
Aug 03, 2024
Herdman focused on task at hand rather than outside noise of Olympic spying scandal
TORONTO - A date with Mexico's Pachuca in Leagues Cup play offers Toronto FC a welcome albeit difficult new challenge. "Everyone's excited, to be honest," said Toronto defender Nickseon Gomis. "Becaus...
Aug 03, 2024