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Dequoy, McInnis and Ward capture top spots in CFL's monthly honour roll
TORONTO - Montreal Alouettes safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy and B.C. Lions receiver Justin McInnis were the top-graded defensive and offensive players in the CFL's honour roll for July, the league announc...
Jul 31, 2024
Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly
PARIS - Swimmer Ilya Kharun has won a bronze medal for Canada in the men's 200-metre butterfly at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 19-year-old from Montreal, who grew up in Las Vegas, finished in a tim...
Jul 31, 2024
Father, son facing terror charges allegedly planning violent Toronto attack: RCMP
TORONTO - A father and son who were allegedly planning a violent attack in Toronto and had links to the Islamic State group are facing terrorism related charges, the RCMP said Wednesday. The two were ...
Jul 31, 2024
Fall summit aims to find solutions to national productivity decline
Experts from across Canada will gather at the BMO Centre in Calgary this fall to highlight productivity challenges in Canada and potential solutions.Sponsored by the Government of Alberta, the Univers...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that people fined by provincial securities regulators can wipe out penalties through bankruptcy, but orders to pay back ill-gotten gains remain in place....
Jul 31, 2024
IWWF World U17 Waterski Championships in Calgary
A major waterskiing competition is coming to Calgary.More than 130 of the world's top youth waterskiers will come to Calgary to compete in the 2024 IWWF World U17 Waterski Championships from August 1-...
Jul 31, 2024
Blue-green algae advisory issued for Pigeon Lake
Alberta Health Services (AHS) officials say cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has been identified in the waters of Pigeon Lake.Residents living near the shores of this lake, as well as visitors to this...
Jul 31, 2024
Two witnesses storm out of House committee in tears, decrying Liberal politicization
OTTAWA - Two witnesses stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting today after Liberals tried to steer the planned discussion away from violence against women. Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld was giv...
Jul 31, 2024
Senators hire longtime journalists Mendes, St-Laurent to communications department
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have hired longtime local journalists Ian Mendes and Sylvain St-Laurent to their communications department. The Senators announced Wednesday that Mendes will join the team...
Jul 31, 2024
Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed crossborder raid in 2020 to remove President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested in New York. An unsealed federal indictment out...
Jul 31, 2024