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My Boy Prince installed as early 7-5 favourite for King's Plate
TORONTO - My Boy Prince has been installed as the 7-5 early favourite for the $1-million King's Plate. The 2024 Plate Trial winner, trained by Mark Casse, will break from the No. 7 post in the 1 1/4-m...
Aug 13, 2024
B.C. fruit group files for creditor protection after crop losses, 'liquidity crisis'
A group that had provided storage and packing services for British Columbia fruit growers for almost 90 years has filed for creditor protection after receiving a bank repayment notice. A statement fro...
Aug 13, 2024
B.C. fruit group files for creditor protection after crop losses, 'liquidity crisis'
A group that had provided storage and packing services for British Columbia fruit growers for almost 90 years has filed for creditor protection after receiving a bank repayment notice. A statement fro...
Aug 13, 2024
Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities
QUBEC - The Quebec government is creating a consultation group to study the pedagogical and ethical issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in universities. In a news release today, the p...
Aug 13, 2024
Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman ...
Aug 13, 2024
Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state's near-total ban on the procedu...
Aug 13, 2024
York United signs son of former Mexican captain Rafael Marquez on loan
TORONTO - York United FC has signed midfielder Santiago Marquez, son of legendary Mexican defender Rafael Marquez, on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season. The 21-year-old, who arrives from Liga ...
Aug 13, 2024
Canadian men learn qualifying path for newly expanded 2027 Rugby World Cup
Canada has learned its road back to the Rugby World Cup, with qualification for the 2027 tournament via the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup. And it is a more promising path, restoring hope that the 21st-rank...
Aug 13, 2024
Source: Community-run Edmonton Elks being sold to private owner Larry Thompson
EDMONTON - Larry Thompson is the new private owner of the Edmonton Elks. A CFL source requesting anonymity said the former owner of Thompson Brothers Construction, will become the franchise's new owne...
Aug 13, 2024
Star quarterback Nathan Rourke returns to B.C. Lions after NFL stint
VANCOUVER - Star quarterback Nathan Rourke is returning to the CFL's B.C. Lions after spending the last two seasons in the NFL. The Lions confirmed Rourke's return in an announcement Tuesday. The 26-y...
Aug 13, 2024