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Canadian men's 4x100 team wins Olympic gold
Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay team has claimed Olympic gold.With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.5 seconds in Friday's final.South Africa was secon...
Aug 09, 2024

'Bold and brilliant:' Loved ones remember firefighter killed fighting Jasper blaze
CALGARY - The Alberta wildland firefighter killed while battling a blaze in Jasper National Park last weekend is being remembered for his big personality and sense of humour. Alberta Wildfire spokeswo...
Aug 09, 2024

Canadian midfielder Simi Awujo leaves USC to turn pro with Manchester United
MANCHESTER - Midfielder Simi Awujo has joined fellow Canadian international Jayde Riviere at Manchester United. The English club said Friday that Awujo has signed a contract through the end of the 202...
Aug 09, 2024

Canada imposes sanctions on anniversary of fraudulent 2020 Belarus election
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada his imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. The sanctions...
Aug 09, 2024

Students, recent immigrants hit hard by weakening job market, StatCan data suggests
OTTAWA - Students who have been hunting for a summer job and recent immigrants looking for work have felt the brunt of the country's weakening labour market, Statistics Canada's latest employment repo...
Aug 09, 2024

Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie making the most of sprint canoe's Olympic spotlight
PARIS - Katie Vincent made a compelling case for another generation of Canadian canoeists to follow in her footsteps. Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., teamed with Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction, ...
Aug 09, 2024

Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says the city is considering ways to strengthen a key water main for the long term, including replacing it altogether. Jyoti Gondek says in the spring the city could add a li...
Aug 09, 2024

Quebec says it won't limit health care in English, open to 'clarifying' directive
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is ready to make changes to a controversial directive that has raised concerns the province is restricting access to health care in English. Three provincial m...
Aug 09, 2024

A look into the Saskatchewan fur trade
For the past few years, fur trappers have been seeing prices going down and less demand for the pelts they trap. Those prices have started to level out in some areas, but trappers are still having tro...
Aug 09, 2024

Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would impose big new import taxes on a host of Chinese-made goods including electric cars, solar panels and semiconductors if his party wins the n...
Aug 09, 2024