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City of Hamilton to hold 'Shai Rally Day' for NBA's Gilgeous-Alexander on Aug. 7
HAMILTON - The City of Hamilton has big plans to honour hometown NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A celebration of Gilgeous-Alexander will be held Thursday, Aug. 7, and is dubbed as "Shai Rally ...
Jul 21, 2025

Jets' Vilardi glad to have avoided arbitration, calls extension 'inevitable'
Gabriel Vilardi said his contract extension was "inevitable" and he was glad to avoid arbitration. The Winnipeg Jets forward, a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, US$45 million contract last Fr...
Jul 21, 2025

Photo Gallery: Lachine Canal marks its 200th anniversary
Over two centuries, the Lachine Canal has been transformed from an industrial thoroughfare to a neglected backwater to a prime example of urban gentrification. The 14-kilometre Lachine Canal opened in...
Jul 21, 2025

Nova Scotia premier misses Halifax Pride parade for second consecutive year
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier was absent from this weekend's Halifax Pride parade, marking the second year in a row he has missed the largest LGBTQ+ celebration in Atlantic Canada. Fiona Kerr, execu...
Jul 21, 2025

Jon Cooper's championship-winning staff from 4 Nations returns for 2026 Olympics
CALGARY - After leading Canada to victory at this year's 4 Nations Face-Off, head coach Jon Cooper is getting his same support staff for the Milan-Cortina Olympics. Hockey Canada announced Monday that...
Jul 21, 2025

Father arrested in New York in death of 9-year-old daughter he had reported missing
LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) - A Canadian man whose 9-year-old daughter was found dead after he reported that she had been abducted while they were vacationing in upstate New York was charged Monday with murder....
Jul 21, 2025

Arkansas man pleads guilty in 2024 mass shooting at grocery store that killed 4
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man changed his plea to guilty Monday in the shooting at a grocery store last year that killed four people and injured 11 others, including two police officers. Tr...
Jul 21, 2025

22nd annual CentreFest goes downtown July 26 & 27
Red Deer's famous Centrefest is back July 26 and 27.The event is now in its 22nd year, and as has become tradition, it will take up space downtown at Ross Street and Little Gaetz, from 12-6 p.m. each ...
Jul 21, 2025

Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now." The signatories - who include the foreign ministers...
Jul 21, 2025

Canada's Vasek Pospisil to retire at National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Vasek Pospisil is planning to retire after the upcoming National Bank Open. The 35-year-old from Vernon, B.C., received a main-draw wild card on Monday for the event in Toronto for his final...
Jul 21, 2025