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Playoff time: De Grasse aims to raise level on big stage again at world championships
Andre De Grasse is ready for the "playoffs." The star sprinter is set to compete in the 200 metres and help Canada defend its title in the men's 4x100 relay at the World Athletics Championships in Bud...
Aug 18, 2023

The latest news on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of people have fled the Northwest Territories' capital and some neighbouring communities under the threat of encroaching wildfires. Here are the latest developments (all times ...
Aug 18, 2023

In the news today: Wildfires prompt evacuation orders for thousands in N.W.T., B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ... Thousands left in Yellowknife urged to get out Officials in the Northwest Terr...
Aug 18, 2023

Fire threatens homes near West Kelowna, evacuation orders, alerts issued in Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, B.C., is challenging fire crews as they brace for what the operations director with BC Wildfire Service has predicted will be the...
Aug 18, 2023

Feds could spur rental construction with tax incentives, financing: experts
OTTAWA - High housing prices have forced many Canadians to accept that they may never be able to afford buying their own home. But what if they can't afford to rent one? Strong demand for rentals and ...
Aug 18, 2023

In wake of N.S. flooding tragedy, a mother and father press for better preparedness
MARTOCK, N.S. - Tera Sisco reaches into a drawer, pulls out a sheet of paper and reads a sentence prepared for her son's funeral after he died in Nova Scotia's historic flooding in late July. "I'm not...
Aug 18, 2023

Rick Jeanneret, the Hall of Fame broadcaster and voice of the Buffalo Sabres, dies at the age of 81
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rick Jeanneret, who will always be regarded as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres after a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient...
Aug 17, 2023

Tre Ford leads Edmonton Elks past Ticats 24-10 for first win of CFL season
HAMILTON - Not even Mother Nature could rain on the Edmonton Elks' parade Thursday night. Tre Ford threw two touchdown passes as Edmonton defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-10 for its first win of th...
Aug 17, 2023

Salma Paralluelo emerges as a star in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final
SYDNEY (AP) - Salma Paralluelo could have been preparing for next year's Olympics if she'd decided to stick with track and not make the switch to soccer. But she did pick soccer add the 19-year-old wi...
Aug 17, 2023

Australia, Sweden still have something to play for in the 3rd place game at the Women's World Cup
Australia already captivated a nation as co-hosts of the Women's World Cup. Now there's one more thing to play for, even if it's not the fairytale ending the team had wanted for this tournament. The M...
Aug 17, 2023