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Court hears arguments in civil suit filed by Frank Stronach's granddaughter
An Ontario Superior Court is hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by the granddaughter of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who is seeking an order compelling the family business to disclose any...
Aug 08, 2024
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Canada's highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for mansl...
Aug 08, 2024
B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blo...
Aug 08, 2024
Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years. The federal...
Aug 08, 2024
Canada's Skylar Park wins bronze medal in taekwondo at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Skylar Park has won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon's Laetitia Aoun 2-0 in the women's 57-kilogram division. ...
Aug 08, 2024
A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they...
Aug 08, 2024
A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they...
Aug 08, 2024
Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat to mark 100 years with public barbecue
The Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat is marking a century of service to the community this year.The non-profit organization is holding a barbecue lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 24 to mark the occasi...
Aug 08, 2024
Medvedev, Tsitsipas upset in second round of National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Tennis stars Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are out of the National Bank Open. Medvedev, the tournament's third seed, lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in t...
Aug 08, 2024
Liberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion
MONTREAL - Two Montreal-area Liberal MPs are raising concerns about a controversial Quebec directive that outlines when health-care providers can offer services in a language other than French. Anna G...
Aug 08, 2024