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Grey Cup game will be carried south of border by CBS Sports Network
TORONTO - The 2024 Grey Cup will be broadcast south of the border by CBS Sports Network. The CFL's championship game will be held Nov. 17 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. CBS Sports Network is an A...
Oct 10, 2024
Jacob Hoggard abandons bid to challenge 2022 conviction before Canada's top court
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is abandoning his bid to appeal his 2022 sexual assault conviction before Canada's top court. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows the former Hedley frontman disco...
Oct 10, 2024
Céline Dion releases Olympics 'Hymne à l'amour' performance as single
Cline Dion has released a recording of her performance of "Hymne l'amour" at the Paris Olympics. Dion's rendition of Edith Piaf's song during the opening ceremonies in July marked the Quebecois singer...
Oct 10, 2024
Ottawa Rapid FC names former Danish captain Katrine Pedersen as its first head coach
Katrine Pedersen, who won a Danish-record 210 caps as a player and then served as an assistant coach with Denmark's women's team, has been named coach of Ottawa Rapid FC. The 47-year-old Pedersen is s...
Oct 10, 2024
Mixed results for Canada's Leylah Fernandez at the Wuhan Open
Canada's Leylah Fernandez dropped a 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 decision to Zheng Qinwen of China in third-round singles play Thursday at the Wuhan Open but won her doubles match in straight sets. Fernandez, from L...
Oct 10, 2024
22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after next month's Davis Cup finals
MADRID (AP) - Rafael Nadal announced Thursday he will retire from tennis at age 38 following next month's Davis Cup finals. Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during an unprecedented era he shared...
Oct 10, 2024
Palestinian officials say Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 13
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian medical officials said an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza on Thursday killed at least 13 people, with the toll likely to ris...
Oct 10, 2024
In the news today: Overtime strike set to kick off at Montreal port
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Port of Montreal dockworkers set to launch overtime strike as contract talks continue Dockworkers at the Port ...
Oct 10, 2024
Advance voting begins for the British Columbia provincial election on Oct. 19
VICTORIA - Keen voters in British Columbia's provincial election can start casting ballots at hundreds of advance voting locations today. Elections BC says there are 343 advance voting places, althoug...
Oct 10, 2024
Joly, Mendicino to appear at foreign interference inquiry today
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into interference in Canada's affairs is slated to hear today from Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly. Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is also scheduled to t...
Oct 10, 2024