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Swimmer Sydney Pickrem navigates mental health hurdles to double Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - Sydney Pickrem says depression and anxiety will be her constant companions, but she's able to navigate them by thinking of herself as a human first and a swimmer second. Pickrem, who...
Oct 26, 2023
In the news today: Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incur...
Oct 26, 2023
Montreal's social intervention squad contends with rising need, lack of shelter space
MONTREAL - Equipped with a case of naloxone and a backpack of warm socks, two members of Montreal's social intervention team peer around the side of a dumpster behind a downtown McDonald's, looking to...
Oct 26, 2023
Search for answers underway in Sault Ste. Marie shooting rampage that left five dead
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Investigators are working to piece together what led a man to kill four people - including three children - before turning a gun on himself in the northern Ontario city of Sau...
Oct 26, 2023
Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to "prepare the...
Oct 25, 2023
China sends its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
BEIJING (AP) - China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Ji...
Oct 25, 2023
Dennis Schroder leads new-look Raptors to season-opening 97-94 win over Timberwolves
TORONTO - Dennis Schroder had 22 points and seven assists as the Toronto Raptors fended off the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-94 Wednesday in the season opener for both teams. Schroder is the first player...
Oct 25, 2023
Mac Neil leads another big day in the pool for Canada at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canada continued its medal haul at the 2023 Pan Am Games with big day in the pool highlighted by a record-breaking performance. Maggie Mac Neil became Canada's most decorated Pan Am ...
Oct 25, 2023
Canadian connection: Timberwolves' Miller learning NBA ropes from Alexander-Walker
TORONTO - When Leonard Miller was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves he knew he had a natural mentor in Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Miller made the Timberwolves' NBA opening day roster and was in Minn...
Oct 25, 2023
Calf prices increase significantly from last year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Feeding Company was started in 1952 and has focused on serving Southeast Alberta and Southwest Saskatchewan since that time. Today, they hosted a calf auction where...
Oct 25, 2023