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B.C.'s premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in B.C. amid wildfire crisis
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia, saying it feels like it is holdin...
Aug 21, 2023
B.C.'s premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in B.C. amid wildfire crisis
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is calling on the social media company Meta to reverse its decision to block Canadian news from being shared online in British Columbia, saying it feels like it is holdin...
Aug 21, 2023
Canada's Sutherland advances to women's 400 hurdles semifinals at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Savannah Sutherland qualified for the women's 400-metre hurdles semifinals Monday at the world athletics championships. Sutherland, from Saskatoon, claimed the fourth and final aut...
Aug 21, 2023
American Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning wild 100 meters at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - American Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100-meter world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test de...
Aug 21, 2023
Former President Donald Trump's bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia case
ATLANTA (AP) - Donald Trump's bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. Th...
Aug 21, 2023
Edmonton Elks offer evacuees from N.W.T. wildfires free tickets to game vs. Ottawa
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are offering evacuees from wildfires in the Northwest Territories free tickets for their home game Sunday against the Ottawa Redblacks. The CFL club announced Monday that ...
Aug 21, 2023
Canadian clubs talk 'Messi effect' as superstar grabs headlines
Lionel Messi joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July, and the results have been near-instant. His club won the reformatted Leagues Cup competition, which features teams from Mexico's LigaM...
Aug 21, 2023
Veteran quarterback Collaros resumes practising with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is back practising with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Collaros was again leading Winnipeg' starting offence Monday as the Bombers (8-2) began preparations to ...
Aug 21, 2023
Former Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier retires after playing more than a decade in NHL
NEWARK, N.J. - Goaltender Jonathan Bernier has decided to retire after playing more than a decade in the NHL, a career that spanned six teams and included winning a Stanley Cup ring. The 35-year-old a...
Aug 21, 2023
Quebec community mourns four family members killed in home construction accident.
MONTREAL - A rural community in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region is in mourning after four family members died in a home construction accident over the weekend. Investigators said two men and two women ...
Aug 21, 2023