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Explosion hits a building in Paris, injuring four people. Police are trying to determine the cause
PARIS (AP) - A strong explosion hit a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving four people injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the domed Pantheon monument and prompted t...
Jun 21, 2023
As wildfires rage on, NDP calls for increase to tax credit for volunteer firefighters
OTTAWA - New Democrats are calling on the federal government to increase the tax credit for volunteer firefighters as they combat wildfires raging across the country. MP Gord Johns held a news confere...
Jun 21, 2023
Tammy Sutton-Brown, Rowan Barrett headline Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame class
TORONTO - Tammy Sutton-Brown and Rowan Barrett headline the 2023 class of the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. Both Sutton-Brown and Barrett will be inducted as athletes. They both now work as execut...
Jun 21, 2023
Trudeau raises flag honouring residential school survivors on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a flag on Parliament Hill this morning to honour Indigenous people who were forced to attend residential schools. He said the Survivors' Flag also serves ...
Jun 21, 2023
Quebec town of Lebel-sur-Quévillon could have to evacuate again because of fire
MONTREAL - A wildfire could force residents of a northern Quebec town to evacuate for a second time if the flames further threaten a major route in and out of the region. Lebel-sur-Quvillon Mayor Guy ...
Jun 21, 2023
Preliminary hearing in September for Quebec man accused of killing three with truck
AMQUI, Que. - A Quebec man accused of killing three people with his truck will have a preliminary hearing in September. Steeve Gagnon appeared today in Quebec court where a judge set a preliminary inq...
Jun 21, 2023
Police say fiery collision on major GTA highway leaves 2 dead, shuts down traffic
TORONTO - Ontario Provincial Police say a multi-vehicle collision has left two people dead and sparked a massive fireball on Highway 401, at Brock Road in Pickering, east of Toronto. OPP Sgt. Kerry Sc...
Jun 21, 2023
Brandon Belt returns from Blue Jays' 10-day injured list after hamstring inflammation
MIAMI - Brandon Belt has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays. The 35-year-old infielder missed time with a left hamstring inflammation and will be active for Wednesda...
Jun 21, 2023
Zach Benson's winding road primed for next stop — the NHL draft
Zach Benson has always been searching for the next game. That's sometimes been a challenge. Owners of a company that supplies midway rides and other attractions for carnivals, his parents would pack u...
Jun 21, 2023
Canada's Rebecca Marino wins first-round match at Rothesay Classic
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Rebecca Marino outlasted China's Xiyu Wang 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3 in first-round play Wednesday at the Rothesay Classic. Marino, the world No. 90 from Vancouver, neede...
Jun 21, 2023