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Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad takes significant strides at Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - It's been a year of firsts for Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad. She claimed her first national title in the women's 400 metres and ran a personal-best time in her world championship d...
Nov 02, 2023
Canada's health spending growth 'modest,' remains below pre-pandemic levels: CIHI
Growth in Canada's health spending increased slightly but has remained below pre-pandemic levels and is expected to reach $344 billion in 2023, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Informat...
Nov 02, 2023
Attendance down at major curling events in Canada over the last year
Attendance at this week's Pan Continental Curling Championships has been one of the few bright spots for a sport that is simply not packing fans into venues the way it once did. The only problem is th...
Nov 02, 2023
Akie Iwai of Japan leads LPGA's Japan Classic with an opening round 9-under 63.
OMITAMA, Japan (AP) - Akie Iwai of Japan shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead the first round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. Three other Japanese players - Nasa Hataoka, Yuna Nishimura, and Mone I...
Nov 02, 2023
Morata and Griezmann have Atletico poised for possible title run in Spanish league
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Antoine Griezmann and lvaro Morata have Atletico Madrid dreaming of a title run in the Spanish league this season. The France forward and Spain striker have scored 13 goals in ...
Nov 02, 2023
Diplomatic efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli ground troops push toward Gaza City
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the U.S. and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and br...
Nov 02, 2023
In the news today: Holocaust education thumbs up, immigration targets to get tweaked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Holocaust educators applaud B.C. and Ontario To combat rising antisemitism, bot...
Nov 02, 2023
Educators 'heartened' as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education
VANCOUVER - One of Claude Romney's earliest memories from when she was a young girl in France is of her father being arrested by German soldiers and a French police officer. "When my father was arrest...
Nov 02, 2023
Educators 'heartened' as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education
VANCOUVER - One of Claude Romney's earliest memories from when she was a young girl in France is of her father being arrested by German soldiers and a French police officer. "When my father was arrest...
Nov 02, 2023
Corey Seager earns second World Series MVP, joining Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson
PHOENIX (AP) - Corey Seager etched his name alongside three Hall of Famers, hitting 1,270 feet of home runs and getting a breakthrough single that lifted the Texas Rangers to their first World Series ...
Nov 02, 2023