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Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned this record-breaking wildfire season
OTTAWA - Canada's record-breaking wildfire season has now seen 100,000 square kilometres of land scorched as blazes continue to burn out of control across the entire country. The total area burned is ...
Jul 16, 2023
Foreign interference shows need for Canada to get serious on media literacy: advocate
As federal parties craft the scope of a possible inquiry into foreign interference, Canada's media-literacy charity argues governments and schools need to do a better job of preventing citizens from b...
Jul 16, 2023
Quinn earns respect as leader on and off the field for Canada and a role model
The Canadian women's soccer team is unanimous when it comes to its view of Quinn. "We joke that we don't deserve Quinn," captain Christine Sinclair said of the veteran midfielder. "They're that good o...
Jul 16, 2023
N.W.T. researchers studying permafrost, 'the foundation on which everything is built'
INUVIK, N.W.T. - Off the side of the road not far from the airport in Inuvik, N.W.T., among the shrubs and spruce trees, a series of rusted metal bars are buried deep in the ground. Installed in 2004,...
Jul 16, 2023
'Catastrophe:' Strong opposition to Lac-Mégantic rail bypass 10 years after tragedy
LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Raymond Savoie has lived all his 71 years in a small stone house, surrounded by farmland, that was originally built by his great-grandfather nearly 100 years ago in Lac-Mgantic, Qu...
Jul 16, 2023
Foreign interference shows need for Canada to get serious on media literacy: advocate
OTTAWA - As federal parties craft the scope of a possible inquiry into foreign interference, Canada's media-literacy charity argues governments and schools need to do a better job of preventing citize...
Jul 16, 2023
Gauld shines as Whitecaps roll past Galaxy 4-2
VANCOUVER - Ryan Gauld scored a brace and Brian White added a goal as the Vancouver Whitecaps led 3-0 after 23 minutes but still needed a goal from Sergio Cordova in injury time to defeat the L.A. Gal...
Jul 15, 2023
Toronto FC burned by Fire's lone goal in 90th minute
CHICAGO (AP) - Kacper Przybyko scored in the 90th minute to lift the Chicago Fire to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Przybyko used an assist from Miguel Navarro to score his fourth go...
Jul 15, 2023
Parades lifts Stampeders to thrilling last-play 33-31 win over Roughriders
REGINA - The Calgary Stampeders ended a two-game losing skid with a last-second 33-31 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. Rene Parades kicked his fourth field goal of the game on th...
Jul 15, 2023
Last-play field goal lifts Stampeders past Riders; Harris injured
The Saskatchewan Roughriders might have lost a lot more than just Saturday's CFL game against the Calgary Stampeders.Riders quarterback Trevor Harris had to leave the field on the back of a cart after...
Jul 15, 2023