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After rough season, Canadian men look to last-chance Olympic rugby sevens qualifier
Not much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season. Relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS series earlier this month in Madrid after a 3-36-0 campaign that ended with 29 straight...
Jun 19, 2024
Ontario's open single-game sports-betting industry continues to thrive.
TORONTO - Ontario's single-game sports betting industry is on a winning streak. On Wednesday, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released a report that states the industry contributed $2.7 billion to Ontario's gro...
Jun 19, 2024
Environment Canada says the extreme heat is continuing today in Ontario and Quebec
Central and southern Ontario and much of western Quebec are forecast to experience another day of sweltering weather. Environment Canada's heat warnings say daytime highs are expected to hit 30 to 35 ...
Jun 19, 2024
Alberta reopens applications for Every Kid Can Play program
The province is reopening applications for the Every Kid Can Play program.Every Kid Can Play provided direct financial support to more than 8,500 children and youth in the past year and supported more...
Jun 19, 2024
In the news today: NATO head to visit Ottawa and Fans on edge as Oilers remain alive
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... NATO secretary-general visiting Ottawa The head of the NATO alliance is set to meet with the prime minister in...
Jun 19, 2024
Federal government decision expected on controversial B.C. fish farms
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to announce the way forward for fish farms along British Columbia's coast. The ocean-pen aquaculture operations have been a flashpoint between First Nations...
Jun 19, 2024
Cooler temps and rain could help corral blazes that forced thousands to fee New Mexico village
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - Cooler weather - and the chance of rain - could bring some relief this week to firefighters battling blazes in southern New Mexico that killed one person, damaged hundreds of stru...
Jun 18, 2024
Kim and Putin meet in Pyongyang as rivals worry about North Korea and Russia's military ties
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow and Pyongyang will sign an agreement that will bolster their ties, and thanked North Korea for supporting the Krem...
Jun 18, 2024
O'Neill homers again, Red Sox come back to edge the Blue Jays 4-3
TORONTO - Tyler O'Neill homered and Ceddanne Rafaela drove in David Hamilton with the go-ahead run in Boston's two-run eighth inning as the Red Sox came back for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Ja...
Jun 18, 2024
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying "Say Hey Kid" whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays' family a...
Jun 18, 2024