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For the second straight Games, women relay swimmers get Canada's first medal
TOKYO - Just as in 2016, the women's 4x100 freestyle relay team gave Canada its first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This time, however, the medal was a more precious colour. With star swimmer Penn...
Jul 25, 2021
Quebecers vaccinated against COVID-19 can register in Loto-Québec draws
MONTREAL - Quebec is starting its own vaccination lottery in an attempt to get 75 per cent of its eligible population fully immunized against COVID-19 by the end of August. Any Quebecer who received a...
Jul 25, 2021
Hockey player coming out as gay must lead to meaningful change in game: advocates
EDMONTON - Advocates say a young hockey player's decision to come out as gay this past week, just as he is on the cusp of a possible National Hockey League career, needs to be a catalyst for meaningfu...
Jul 25, 2021
Quebecer hopes act of 'horticultural disobedience' will urge others to rethink lawns
MONTREAL - This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as "horticultural disobedience" by letting his front yard grow naturally - despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws. The...
Jul 25, 2021
Canadian divers Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu win silver in women's 3m synchro
TOKYO - Canadian divers Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu won silver in the women's three-metre synchronized springboard, giving Canada its second medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Abel, from Lava...
Jul 25, 2021
RCMP spied on Canadian nationalist committee as it pushed pro-independence agenda
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and '70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for s...
Jul 25, 2021
For the second straight Games, women relay swimmers get Canada's first medal
TOKYO - Just as in 2016, the women's 4x100 freestyle relay team gave Canada its first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This time, however, the medal was a more precious colour. With star swimmer Penn...
Jul 25, 2021
Hernández hits 2 of Toronto's 5 homers in 10-3 win over Mets
NEW YORK (AP) - All-Star Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's five home runs and the Blue Jays beat New York Mets 10-3 Saturday night to stop a three-game losing streak. George Springer, Marcus Semie...
Jul 24, 2021
Alex Bono comes up big as Toronto FC holds on to defeat the Chicago Fire 2-1
CHICAGO - Alex Bono stood tall in goal and Toronto FC got goals from Yeferson Soteldo and Nick DeLeon, hanging on for a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday that extended its unbeaten record unde...
Jul 24, 2021
International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status
TORONTO - International travellers arriving at Canada's largest airport may now be funnelled into different customs lines based on their vaccination status. Toronto's Pearson International Airport say...
Jul 24, 2021