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Canadian sprinter De Grasse fails to qualify for men's 100-metre final in Paris
PARIS - Andre De Grasse will not be coming away with a medal in the men's 100 metres. The 29-year-old sprinter from Markham, Ont., ran a time a season-best time of 9.98 seconds to finish fifth in the ...
Aug 04, 2024
Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area
VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...
Aug 04, 2024
Liberals borrow 'weird' tactic from Democrats in latest attack on Pierre Poilievre
OTTAWA - The Liberals are labelling federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre "weird" in a new line of attack borrowed from the United States Democrats. Several Liberal MPs, including one cabinet m...
Aug 04, 2024
Bronze from boxing's Sanford extends Canada's medal streak in Paris to nine days
PARIS - Wyatt Sanford ended one streak and continued another on Day 9 of the Paris Olympics. The boxer from Kennetcook, N.S., was defeated in his 63.5-kilogram semifinal bout against France's Sofiane ...
Aug 04, 2024
Off-duty Toronto police officer shot in leg by man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
TORONTO - An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot Saturday night in the leg after he recognized a man wanted for murder. Toronto police say the off-duty officer called for backup and a chase ensue...
Aug 04, 2024
UK police face far-right rioters seeking to enter hotel thought to be housing asylum seekers
LONDON (AP) - Police in the north of England town of Rotherham were struggling to hold back a mob of far-right activists Sunday who were seeking to break into a hotel believed to be housing asylum see...
Aug 04, 2024
Canada eliminated from women's basketball at Paris Olympics after loss to Nigeria
LILLE - Canada is out of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics after losing 79-70 to Nigeria on Sunday. The Canadians went winless across their three preliminary round matchups and f...
Aug 04, 2024
Medicine Hat high school students holding biking fundraiser for pediatric ward
Two high school students are biking to raise money for the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital's pediatric ward.Saran Ramanujam and Kade Draganiuk, Grade 12 students at Medicine Hat High School, will bike ...
Aug 04, 2024
Sanford takes home bronze in Olympic men's 63.5-kilogram boxing
PARIS - Canada's Wyatt Sanford has taken home a bronze medal in Olympic men's boxing after falling to France's Sofiane Oumiha in the semifinals of the 63.5-kilogram category. The judges scored the mat...
Aug 04, 2024
Violence in Bangladesh leaves many people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A new round of violence in Bangladesh has left more than 20 people dead and hundreds injured as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists on Sunday, of...
Aug 04, 2024