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Trainer Kevin Attard to run four horses in $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes event
It's not as prestigious as the real thing but an unofficial Canadian Triple Crown would still be a significant accomplishment for Kevin Attard. Attard will send four horses postward Tuesday in the $40...
Sep 09, 2024
Coroner issues report into 'avoidable' killings of Quebec police officer, assailant
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has concluded that the deaths of a provincial police sergeant and the mentally ill man who fatally stabbed her were avoidable. In her report released today, Ghane Kamel iss...
Sep 09, 2024
The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. chief said Monday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more th...
Sep 09, 2024
Legault government heads into fall session after resignation of high-profile minister
MONTREAL - As the fall session of Quebec's legislature kicks off this week, Premier Franois Legault will have to fend off claims his government is past its best-before date, even as he works to shephe...
Sep 09, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named honorary chairman of Presidents Cup
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accepted an invitation to serve as honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup when the competition returns to Canada later this month. The Royal Montreal Golf...
Sep 09, 2024
Calgary Stampeders sign linebacker Dan Basambombo, add to practice roster
CALGARY - Canadian linebacker Dan Basambombo signed with the Calgary Stampeders on Monday and was added to the team's practice roster. The six-foot, 225-pound Basambombo was selected out of the Univer...
Sep 09, 2024
Competitive season wraps up at Medicine Hat Tennis Club
The competitive season has wrapped up at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club with the completion of the Medicine Hat Open Tournament over the weekend.Tracy and Calvin Heller won the open division of the mixe...
Sep 09, 2024
Methanex buying OCI Global's international methanol business in US$2.05B deal
Methanex Corp. has signed a deal to buy OCI Global's international methanol business in an agreement valued at US$2.05 billion, including assumed debt.The deal includes OCI's interest in two methanol ...
Sep 09, 2024
NDP defends Montreal byelection flyer with Palestinian flag, 'genocide' accusation
MONTREAL - The NDP is defending its candidate in a Montreal federal byelection after a campaign flyer featuring the Palestinian flag and accusations of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip has drawn criticism...
Sep 09, 2024
Canada's Nicholas Bennett captures second Paralympic swim gold, Maxwell earns silver
PARIS - The work that produced Nicholas Bennett's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games was the key to his second. The Canadian surged into the lead on the breaststroke leg of his 200-metre individ...
Sep 09, 2024