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Study: Soccer most popular sport among Canadian kids post-pandemic
Soccer is the most popular sport for young Canadians to play, according to a recent study. The 2023 Canadian Youth Sports Report is an independent syndicated study published by Solutions Research Grou...
Jul 27, 2023
Sign outside Quebec Ukrainian summer camp vandalized with pro-Russian graffiti
CHERTSEY, Que. - Officials who run a summer camp north of Montreal for Ukrainian children say one of its signs has been vandalized with pro-Russian graffiti. A photo shows the Camp Ste-Sophie sign van...
Jul 27, 2023
Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, 'wise leader'
VANCOUVER - Pat Carney is being remembered as a life force and a woman who got things done. The former member of Parliament, senator and trailblazer died Tuesday at the age of 88. Former Conservative ...
Jul 27, 2023
Dangerous person alert cancelled for Onion Lake Cree Nation
UPDATE: 4:45 p.m.RCMP confirmed that Randy Cooke was found and arrested in Onion Lake Cree Nation. The dangerous person alert has been cancelled.---An alert about a dangerous person has been issued by...
Jul 27, 2023
Aging infrastructure struggling to keep up with storms, wildfires, changing climate
FREDERICTON - The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patt...
Jul 27, 2023
Accused in Ottawa east-end explosion expected to plead guilty next month
OTTAWA - The man charged with causing an explosion that destroyed several new homes in Ottawa earlier this year is expected to plead guilty next month. Kody Troy Crosby, 35, is scheduled to appear in ...
Jul 27, 2023
Canadian curlers can participate in multiple events at 2026 Olympics
Canadian curlers will be able to compete in both mixed doubles and four-player teams at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Curling Canada announced changes to its mixed-doubles qualification process on Thursda...
Jul 27, 2023
Justice Dept announces broad investigation of Memphis police practices after Tyre Nichols death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it is investigating the patterns or practices of the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, seven months after the violent beating ...
Jul 27, 2023
Tiger-Cats list veteran Mitchell as their starting quarterback versus Redblacks
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell is back as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting quarterback. Mitchell was listed as the No. 1 quarterback for Hamilton (2-4) for its road game Friday night versus the Ottawa Re...
Jul 27, 2023
Weather delivers modest respite for wildfire starts in B.C., as latest update due
VANCOUVER - Fire and emergency management officials are set to provide an update on the state of wildfires around British Columbia, as recent rains have offered some reprieve but several blazes still ...
Jul 27, 2023