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Hotel workers in Montreal picket for third day in protest of contract impasse
MONTREAL - Workers at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth hotel protested for a third straight day on Saturday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season, and they were joined by picketers from two other ...
Aug 10, 2024
Toronto Nationals to face defending champion Montreal Tigers in GT20 Canada final
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Guyana all-rounder Romario Shepherd took four wickets and then hit back-to-back fours to lead the Toronto Nationals into the final of the Global T20 cricket tournament with a five-wic...
Aug 10, 2024
More than 400 lightning strikes spark eight new wildfires, BC Wildfire Services says
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The agency monitoring wildfires in British Columbia's says eight new blazes have sprung up in the southern regions of the Northwest Fire Centre after more than 400 lightning strikes...
Aug 10, 2024
Ferguson officer critically injured at protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city's police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a piv...
Aug 10, 2024
Canada's Phil (Wizard) Kim wins gold in breaking at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Phil Kim has won a gold medal in men's breaking at the Olympic Games. The 27-year-old from Vancouver, who goes by B-Boy Phil Wizard in breaking circles, captured the first men's Olymp...
Aug 10, 2024
Emma Navarro beats American counterpart Taylor Townsend to make NBO semifinals
TORONTO - Emma Navarro has advanced to the semifinals at the National Bank Open. The No. 8 seed downed American counterpart Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-6 (5) at Sobeys Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Navarr...
Aug 10, 2024
CFL initiates review of possible Chad Kelly reinstatement after receiving assessment
TORONTO - The CFL has initiated a review to determine a possible reinstatement for suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly. The league announced Saturday it has received Kelly's confidentia...
Aug 10, 2024
Jasper's mayor says date when evacuees can return home will be announced Monday
Jasper's mayor says wildfire evacuees will learn Monday when they will be allowed to return home. Richard Ireland told an online news conference on Saturday that details on the exact time of the annou...
Aug 10, 2024
Canada's Marco Arop wins silver in men's 800 metres at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Marco Arop has claimed Olympic silver in the men's 800 metres on Saturday at Stade de France after being edged at the finish line by Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi. The 25-year-old hailing...
Aug 10, 2024
New Nanaimo pickleball courts under construction
NANAIMO - Crews have begun site preparation at Beban Park for a substantial new pickleball facility expected to open in October. The City's manager of parks operations Charlotte Davis said nearly $520...
Aug 10, 2024