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Senators sign Yakemchuk to three-year, entry-level deal
OTTAWA - Defenceman Carter Yakemchuk, selected seventh overall in June's NHL entry draft in Las Vegas, has signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators. Steve Staios, the Senator...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada's Camryn Rogers wins gold in women's hammer throw
PARIS - Camryn Rogers has again etched her name into the history books. The 25-year-old from Richmond, B.C., claimed gold on Tuesday to become the first Canadian to ever medal in the women's hammer th...
Aug 06, 2024
Four-year-old girl drowns in pond at Chilliwack, B.C., leisure centre
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a four-year-old girl has drowned in a pond at a leisure centre. Police say they received a report of the drowning at the water park of the Chilliwa...
Aug 06, 2024
Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, the Justice Department said Tuesday in disclosing what off...
Aug 06, 2024
Shea Patterson, Royce Metchie named top offensive, defensive Honour Roll players
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Shea Patterson and Toronto Argonauts safety Royce Metchie were named the CFL Honour Roll's top offensive and defensive players on Tuesday. Patterson earn...
Aug 06, 2024
Smoke expected across mid-Island from northern B.C. wildfires
NANAIMO - Expect some smoky skies across the region for the next couple of days.Environment Canada is calling for "local smoke" in the Nanaimo and Oceanside areas, beginning overnight Tuesday, Aug. 6,...
Aug 06, 2024
Young boy dead in northern Alberta after drowning while kayaking with father: RCMP
EDMONTON - Police in northern Alberta say a young boy has drowned while kayaking with his father. Slave Lake RCMP say the pair failed to return from their boating trip as scheduled Saturday evening. M...
Aug 06, 2024
Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader
BEIRUT (AP) - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of Sin...
Aug 06, 2024
Brown off to solid start as CFL starter with Ottawa Redblacks
It's back to the grind for Dru Brown and the Ottawa Redblacks. Ottawa (5-2) comes off its bye week hosting Saskatchewan (5-3) on Thursday night. The Redblacks should be the fresher team given the Ride...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada out of men's Olympic basketball tournament after quarterfinal loss to France
PARIS - Canada's men's basketball team is out of the Paris Olympics after losing 82-73 to host France in the quarterfinals Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 27 points for a Canada side that hit ...
Aug 06, 2024