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Canada's Masse wins bronze in women's 200m backstroke at Paris Games
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has won a bronze medal in women's 200-metre backstroke at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 28-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., is the first Canadian swimmer to win an O...
Aug 02, 2024
Jury reaches split verdict in baby abandonment case
A jury reached a split verdict Friday in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods. Jurors found 27-year-old Alexandra Eckers...
Aug 02, 2024
Jury reaches verdict in baby abandonment case, court spokesperson says
A jury has reached a verdict in the case of a mother charged with abandoning her newborn in subfreezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods, a court spokesperson said Friday. Av Harris sent a...
Aug 02, 2024
Hot weather for B.C. long weekend expected to dry out forest fuels
The BC Wildfire Service says it now considers eight of the more than 300 fires burning across the province as "wildfires of note," as crews prepare for hot and dry conditions in the south of the provi...
Aug 02, 2024
Here is what’s on in Medicine Hat and area this weekend: Aug. 2-5
Summer's officially halfway over.Here is what's on:- Comedy and artists, togetherThe Mad Hatter Comedy Club and Mad Hatter Artistry have teamed up to present the Comedy and Artistry event on Saturday....
Aug 02, 2024
New England Free Jacks go into MLR championship game with distinctive Canada flavour
The Toronto Arrows are no more but there will still be a distinctive Canadian flavour to Sunday's Major League Rugby championship game in San Diego. The defending champion New England Free Jacks, who ...
Aug 02, 2024
Trampoline bronze extends Canada's medal streak to seven days at Paris Games
PARIS - A surprise bronze medal in women's trampoline Friday extended Canada's podium streak to seven days at the Paris Olympics. Competing on the eve of her 26th birthday, Sophiane Mthot of Varennes,...
Aug 02, 2024
Four-year-old boy drowns in residential pool southwest of Montreal
BEAUHARNOIS, Que. - A four-year-old boy drowned Thursday night in a residential pool southwest of Montreal. Emergency services were alerted at around 8:30 p.m. about a child in cardiac arrest who had ...
Aug 02, 2024
'Ontario's moment:' Minister says Canada building blueprint for nuclear energy future
WASHINGTON - Ontario is selling itself as the nuclear North Star to guide the direction of American power as the United States looks to de-carbonize amid ever-increasing demand for energy. "It really ...
Aug 02, 2024
Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States
OTTAWA - Canada is a step closer to the final frontier after completing negotiations with the United States on an agreement with major implications for domestic space launches. The agreement, which is...
Aug 02, 2024