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Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec
MONTREAL - Authorities are searching for three Chilean nationals who escaped from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre north of Montreal. Canada Border Services Agency says arrest warrants have been i...
Dec 08, 2024
Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander has No.40 retired by Syracuse
SYRACUSE - Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander had her No. 40 jersey retired by Syracuse University on Sunday. The two-time Olympian from Milton, Ont., became just the second women's basketball...
Dec 08, 2024
Biden says Assad's fall in Syria is a 'fundamental act of justice,' but 'a moment of risk'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a "fundamental act of justice" after decades of repression, but it was "a mome...
Dec 08, 2024
Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they discussed border control and a proposed tariff on Canadian goods. Legault posted a photo on social media ...
Dec 08, 2024
Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam
TOKYO - Canadian judokas Franois Gauthier-Drapeau and Kyle Reyes earned bronze medals Sunday at the Tokyo Grand Slam judo event. Gauthier-Drapeau, form Alma, Que., finished with a bronze in the men's ...
Dec 08, 2024
Canada's Roussel wins 1,000-metre gold at World Tour short-track speedskating event
BEIJING - Flix Roussel win gold in the men's 1,000 metres as Canada picked up three medals Sunday to conclude a short-track speedskating World Tour stop in Beijing. Roussel from Sherbrooke, Que., fini...
Dec 08, 2024
Canada captain Alphonso Davies sidelined by hamstring strain playing for Bayern
MUNICH - Canada captain Alphonso Davies strained his hamstring in Bayern Munich's 4-2 win over FC Heidenheim 1846 in Bundesliga play Saturday, Bayern said Davies and French international winger Kingsl...
Dec 08, 2024
Canadian rugby sevens women down Japan to finish fifth at Cape Town Sevens
CAPE TOWN - Asia Hogan-Rochester scored her fourth try of the day to help Canada finish fifth at the Cape Town Sevens with a 22-7 win over Japan on Sunday. The Olympic silver medallist Canadian women ...
Dec 08, 2024
Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possible
Ottawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it's safe to do so. An updated travel advisory is warning people to avoid the Middle Eastern country due ...
Dec 08, 2024
Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield's Nobel Prize in physics
British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm. The pair landed the accolade because they used...
Dec 08, 2024