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Airfares could rise after Calgary hailstorm forces WestJet to cancel flights: expert
An aviation expert says airfares may go up in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging WestJet planes and upending travel plans. Hailstones as big a...
Aug 08, 2024
Charron earns silver in weightlifting, Canadian relay teams are finals-bound at track
PARIS - Maude Charron lifted Canada to a silver medal Thursday in the women's 59-kilogram weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics. The 31-year-old from Rimouski adds a second Olympic medal to her co...
Aug 08, 2024
Canada's Maude Charron wins silver in weightlifting at Paris Games
PARIS - Canada's Maude Charron won a silver medal in the women's 59-kilogram weightlifting event at the Summer Olympics on Thursday. She lifted 106kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk for ...
Aug 08, 2024
Top court nixes Jordan Peterson's appeal of professional college's remedial orders
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has closed the door on Jordan Peterson's legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program. The author and University of Toronto professor has not had ...
Aug 08, 2024
Borden’s Savannah Sutherland races for a medal at Paris Olympic Games
Borden, Saskatchewan's Savannah Sutherland has the opportunity to win an Olympic medal in Paris today.The 21-year-old will race in the 400-metre hurdles final at 1:25 p.m. Saskatchewan time.Sutherland...
Aug 08, 2024
Top court nixes Jordan Peterson's appeal of professional college's remedial orders
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has closed the door on Jordan Peterson's legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program. The author and University of Toronto professor has not had ...
Aug 08, 2024
Toronto's new WNBA franchise turns to fans for help in creating team's name, identity
TORONTO - Toronto's new WNBA team wants your help. The expansion franchise has issued a "call for inspiration," asking fans from across Canada to "share ideas, hopes and suggestions" for everything fr...
Aug 08, 2024
Yunus arrives in Bangladesh from an overseas trip to take over as the country's interim leader
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country ...
Aug 08, 2024
A powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centere...
Aug 08, 2024
In the news today: New poll says Canadians split on soccer spy drone penalty
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadians split on FIFA's Olympics penalty for soccer drone spying, new poll says A new poll suggests Canadian...
Aug 08, 2024