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Protesters demand stronger Canadian response to 'rigged' Venezuelan election
TORONTO - Around 300 people gathered in downtown Toronto outside the Ontario legislature today to protest the results of the disputed Venezuelan election and to demand a stronger response from Ottawa....
Aug 03, 2024
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA - Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to burn in the Columbia, Ko...
Aug 03, 2024
Canadian star swimmer Summer McIntosh wins gold in Olympic 200-metre IM
PARIS - Summer McIntosh is Canada's first triple gold medallist in an Olympic Games. The Toronto swimmer won her third gold in Paris with a victory in the 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic-rec...
Aug 03, 2024
Canada's Liendo wins silver, Kharun bronze in Olympic men's 100 butterfly
PARIS - Canadian swimmer Joshua Liendo has won a silver medal and Ilya Kharun the bronze in the men's 100-metre butterfly at the Olympic Games in Paris. Hungary's Kristof Malik captured gold in 49.90 ...
Aug 03, 2024
UPDATED: Canada's eventful Day 8 at Paris Olympics
Editors note: this story was updated on Aug. 3 at 2:20 p.m. to include Canada's win in the women's 200-metre individual medleySummer McIntosh is Canada's first triple gold medallist in an Olympic Game...
Aug 03, 2024
Labour union vice-president endorses Tory candidate in federal byelection in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Conservative candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg has received an endorsement from the international vice-president of a major union in his bid to unseat the NDP in t...
Aug 03, 2024
Riders look to hand Elks another loss in 2024
The Saskatchewan Roughriders know it could be more than a football game against the Edmonton Elks this week - it could turn into something that resembles a track meet.An 0-7 Elks team will look for th...
Aug 03, 2024
Herdman focused on task at hand rather than outside noise of Olympic spying scandal
TORONTO - A date with Mexico's Pachuca in Leagues Cup play offers Toronto FC a welcome albeit difficult new challenge. "Everyone's excited, to be honest," said Toronto defender Nickseon Gomis. "Becaus...
Aug 03, 2024
Jury finds protesters not guilty of conspiring to kill Mounties at Coutts blockade
A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday for two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta.But Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were both conv...
Aug 03, 2024
Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaida's East ...
Aug 03, 2024