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Verstappen wins Spanish GP from pole for 40th career victory
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) - Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to strengthen his hold on the Formula One championship. The two-time defending champion was ne...
Jun 4, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders release veteran Canadian running back LaFrance
Veteran Canadian running back Kienan LaFrance is looking for a new team. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native was among 22 players released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the team announced Sunday. CFL t...
Jun 4, 2023
Injured-ravaged Toronto Arrows suffer 11th loss of Major League Rugby season
TORONTO - The injury-ravaged Toronto Arrows' winless streak in Major League Rugby now stands at 11 after a 48-26 loss to the Houston SaberCats. The Arrows (1-11-2, 15 points) have gone 0-9-2 since pos...
Jun 4, 2023
Identity, not ideology, key to Alberta political divide, survey suggests
EDMONTON - The internet memes starting meme-ing within days of Monday's Alberta provincial election. "If you voted Rachel Notley, you don't support Alberta," said one, referring to the leader of the p...
Jun 4, 2023
'From your gums to your bum:' Gutsy Walk 2023 returns to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The 13th annual Nanaimo Gutsy Walk to raise awareness and funds for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is back on Sunday, June 4 at Maffeo Sutton Park.Roughly 300,000 Canadians are livin...
Jun 4, 2023
Innu kids learn from their own as Labrador First Nations take control of schooling
SHESHATSHIU, N.L. - Inside a wide, white canvas tent behind the Sheshatshiu Innu School in Labrador, the first drop of sweet molasses dough falling into a bubbling pan of fat gives off an aroma that p...
Jun 4, 2023
'Travesty' or 'forward thinking'? Hundreds weigh in on one-click citizenship oath
OTTAWA - Allowing new Canadians to take the oath of citizenship by clicking a box online is a disgusting idea that will cheapen the process and open the door to fraud - or a forward-thinking notion th...
Jun 4, 2023
June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought
Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast mean "the table has been set" for significant wildfire activity this summer, an official with...
Jun 4, 2023
Canadian soldiers, American firefighters now battling blazes in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Canadian soldiers and firefighters from abroad are now on the ground helping to extinguish wildfires burning in several parts of Nova Scotia for the past week. Members of the Canadian Armed ...
Jun 4, 2023
June means trouble for B.C. wildfires with hot, dry forecast set to compound drought
Underlying drought, unseasonably warm temperatures last month and hot, dry conditions in the June forecast mean "the table has been set" for significant wildfire activity this summer, an official with...
Jun 4, 2023