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Short turnaround from Tokyo to Paris has Canada's para athletes working hard
Three years between Paralympic Games instead of four has Paris 2024 coming at high speed for champion swimmer Aurelie Rivard. A double gold medallist in Tokyo's Games, which were postponed from 2020 t...
Aug 28, 2023
Canadian athletes to watch in 2024 Paralympic Games
With the 2024 Paralympics a year away, here is a look at 10 Canadian athletes who could find themselves on the podium in Paris: Aurelie Rivard, swimming Five-time Paralympic freestyle champion and dou...
Aug 28, 2023
Moscow helping cybercriminals operate with "near impunity": Canadian Cyber Centre
OTTAWA - A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with "near impunity" against their targets - including Canadians - in coming months. Th...
Aug 28, 2023
Residents of B.C.'s wildfire-stricken Shuswap region will soon learn fate of homes
Residents of British Columbia's Shuswap region forced from their homes by a destructive wildfire just over a week ago will soon learn the fate of their properties. Derek Sutherland, director of the em...
Aug 28, 2023
In the news today: Wildfire damage update today for residents of BC's Shuswap region
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Wildfire-affected residents to learn fate of homes Residents of British Columbi...
Aug 28, 2023
U.S. Open starts Monday with Swiatek, Gauff, Djokovic in action
NEW YORK (AP) - The season's last Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis - about a year after two even bigger names walked away from the ...
Aug 27, 2023
Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers
HOUSTON (AP) - The library at Houston's Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school's librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that...
Aug 27, 2023
Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in election subversion case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for Donald Trump are due back in court Monday as a federal judge considers radically conflicting proposals for a trial date in the case accusing him of working to overturn th...
Aug 27, 2023
Cleveland cuts Syndergaard after Sunday's start in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) - Cleveland right-hander Noah Syndergaard was designated for assignment following Sunday's extra-inning win over Toronto after pitching six innings against the Blue Jays. Syndergaard allo...
Aug 27, 2023
Elks beat Redblacks 30-20, snap 22-game home losing skid
EDMONTON - Canadian quarterback Tre Ford threw for 317 yards, a touchdown and ran one in himself as the Edmonton Elks ended a massive drought and finally got a win at home, defeating the Ottawa Redbla...
Aug 27, 2023