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Fierce comeback thrusts Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey into Olympic semifinal
PARIS - In a dramatic match that saw her opponent fall to her knees after the final blow, Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey advanced to the semifinals in the women's foil individual event at the Paris Ol...
Jul 28, 2024
Trudeau announces Sept. 16 byelections in ridings in Quebec, Manitoba
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a pair of byelections to fill vacant seats in Quebec and Manitoba. Voters will go to the polls in the Elmwood-Transcona riding in Manitoba and the Montreal-are...
Jul 28, 2024
'That record could be up for grabs:' conditions prime for extra fast World Championship bathtub race
NANAIMO - Engines are fine-tuned, race plans readied and racers are ready to go.Around 50 boats are expected to line up in Nanaimo Harbour on Sunday, July 28 ahead of the 11 a.m. start time for the an...
Jul 28, 2024
Government withholding funding 'related to suspended Canada Soccer officials'
PARIS - Canada sports minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is withholding some of Canada Soccer's funding following a spying scandal involving the Olympic women's soccer team. FIFA docked six...
Jul 28, 2024
Slocan region in interior B.C. evacuated due to multiple wildfires
A small town in the B.C. interior has been evacuated due to wildfires raging nearby. The Regional District of Central Kootenay issued a statement Saturday night issued an evacuation order for the vill...
Jul 28, 2024
Slocan region in interior B.C. evacuated due to multiple wildfires
A small town in the B.C. interior has been evacuated due to wildfires raging nearby. The Regional District of Central Kootenay issued a statement Saturday night issued an evacuation order for the vill...
Jul 28, 2024
Venezuelan election could lead to seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro six more years
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Polls have opened in Venezuela, where people are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more ...
Jul 28, 2024
Quebec municipalities using artificial intelligence to track tree cover, cars, pools
MONTREAL - Municipalities in Quebec's capital region have recently begun using artificial intelligence to track everything from tree cover to cars -- and even backyard pools. The Communaut mtropolitai...
Jul 28, 2024
11 killed by mudslide in China as heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region
BEIJING (AP) - Eleven people were killed after a mudslide hit a house in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said. Elsew...
Jul 27, 2024
River Lions beat BlackJacks 109-97, finish CEBL regular season unbeaten at home
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Niagara River Lions marked Fan Appreciation Night at the Meridian Centre on Saturday with a 109-97 win over the visiting Ottawa BlackJacks. The River Lions, who finished the...
Jul 27, 2024