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People convicted of money laundering, forgery to be banned from Quebec casinos
MONTREAL - The Quebec government intends to ban people convicted of certain crimes from province-owned casinos. The new regulation bans people who have been convicted of or have pleaded guilty to crim...
Jul 27, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays unveil new Rogers Centre renovation plans for 100 level
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have unveiled detailed plans for Phase 2 of its Rogers Centre renovations. The current 100-level seating bowl and structure will be fully demolished at the end of the 2...
Jul 27, 2023
Montreal police investigate double homicide after mother, daughter found dead in home
Montreal police say they are investigating a double homicide after the bodies of a mother and her preteen daughter were found in a home. Police say the woman, 56, and the girl, 12, were found dead ins...
Jul 27, 2023
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of ex-construction boss convicted of corruption
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a former construction boss who was convicted of corruption, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit fraud. Tony Accurso was sentenced...
Jul 27, 2023
Thanks to Nigeria's upset win, Canada now finds itself in Women's World Cup logjam
PERTH, Australia - After a wild night in Perth, the Canadian women's soccer team returned to its training base in Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for what is now a do-or-die match against Australia a...
Jul 27, 2023
Putin says fighting in southeastern Ukraine has intensified, with heavy losses for Kyiv's forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine has "intensified significantly," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. A Western official had said earlie...
Jul 27, 2023
De Grasse working back to form as athletes in program succeeding on multiple levels
Andre De Grasse is keeping patient in search of his old form. The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champion entered this year coming off a trying 2022 season dealing with a fo...
Jul 27, 2023
In the news today: New federal cabinet role, Pat Carney dead at 88
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Specifics of citizens' services cabinet job murky Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jul 27, 2023
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by t...
Jul 27, 2023
What is citizens' services, and what should be expected from the new minister?
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reorganized his front bench Wednesday in a massive federal cabinet shuffle, he also created a single new job: minister of citizens' services. But when the min...
Jul 27, 2023