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Canadian International turf ace returns to Woodbine in 2023
The Canadian International returns in 2023. The $7500,000 turf event for three-year-olds and up wasn't held in 2022 but will be run Oct. 8 at Woodbine Racetrack. It will cover 1 1/4 miles over the E.P...
Mar 07, 2023

Montreal primary school teacher pleads guilty to sex crimes involving five girls
MONTREAL - A Montreal elementary school teacher has pleaded guilty to several sex-related crimes involving five young girls. Dominic Blanchette today entered guilty pleas on eight counts, including se...
Mar 07, 2023

3,500-kilometre Labrador snowmobile race cancelled after team goes into open water
LABRADOR CITY, N.L. - A snowmobile race in Labrador that bills itself as the longest and toughest in the world has been cancelled mid-course because of rain and broken sea ice brought on by unseasonab...
Mar 07, 2023

Judicial council reviewing complaint against Supreme Court of Canada's Russell Brown
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council says it is reviewing a complaint about the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown. In a statement, the council says the complaint again...
Mar 07, 2023

B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a "reckoning" as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-p...
Mar 07, 2023

Canada's Denis Shapovalov calls for equal pay between men and women in pro tennis
Canada's Denis Shapovalov says the gender gap in professional tennis should not exist. The world No. 30 in men's tennis made the plea for gender equality in his sport on Tuesday in an article posted t...
Mar 07, 2023

B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a "reckoning" as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-p...
Mar 07, 2023

Woman critically injured after being hit by vehicle along Parksville highway
PARKSVILLE - One person remains in hospital with significant injuries after a motorist hit two pedestrians on the Island Hwy in Parksville Oceanside RCMP, local firefighters and paramedics were called...
Mar 07, 2023

Live free or dry: No buying booze on Amtrak in New Hampshire
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston will soon have to hold off on buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New Ha...
Mar 07, 2023

Ukraine war: Two Montreal companies sanctioned by U.S. for alleged ties to Russia
MONTREAL - Canada Border Services Agency says it helped put two Montreal-based companies with alleged ties to the Russian military on a United States sanctions list. The U.S. Department of Commerce la...
Mar 07, 2023