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De Grasse sixth in men's 200 at worlds; LePage, Warner poised for decathlon medals
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada will finish without a sprinting medal at the World Athletics after reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse struggled to a sixth-place finish in the men's 200-metres final....
Aug 25, 2023
Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada
Canadians soon won't find Kleenex tissues on store shelves.U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark says its Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month.The company's Canadian vice-pr...
Aug 25, 2023
Calgary man facing terrorism charges related to TikTok video hires new lawyer
CALGARY - A 20-year-old Calgary man facing four terrorism-related charges stemming from a TikTok video has retained a new lawyer.Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged in June with two counts of facilitatin...
Aug 25, 2023
New strains of clubroot discovered in Western Canadian crops
EDMONTON - University of Alberta researchers have found new clubroot strains capable of infecting canola plants bred to resist the disease.Now, a variety of management strategies are needed to counter...
Aug 25, 2023
Niger’s junta asks the French ambassador to leave the country
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Niger's military junta has asked the French ambassador to leave the country, the Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday. The move further escalates the international cr...
Aug 25, 2023
Ibrahim Ali murder trial: B.C. teen's mom tells of 'darkest day'
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says her "heart was bleeding" when she found out that her daughter had died. The Chinese woman,...
Aug 25, 2023
CF Montreal aims to get rolling against robust Revolution
MONTREAL - With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution's visit to Stade Saputo on Sa...
Aug 25, 2023
Montreal English junior colleges bracing for new Quebec language law requirements
Montreal English-language junior colleges are bracing for the year ahead as parts of Quebec's language law reform take effect. The law, known as Bill 96, limits English junior college enrolment and ma...
Aug 25, 2023
Chief of small Okanagan, B.C., brigade says 13 firefighters lost own homes to blaze
KELOWNA, B.C. - The chief of a small rural fire department in B.C.'s Okanagan region says 13 members of his own crew have lost their homes while fighting wildfires this season. Wilson's Landing Fire C...
Aug 25, 2023
First Nations 'shutting down' B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month
Two First Nations say they're "shutting down" public access to B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. The Lil'wat and N'Quatqua First Nations say they're ass...
Aug 25, 2023