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85-year-old, lifting since 1950, on track to cinch weightlifting championship
MONTREAL - Olympic-style weightlifting isn't just about strength or power. It's about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-...
Aug 17, 2019
Dozens dead or hurt in wedding party blast in Afghan capital
KABUL - An explosion ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital and dozens of people were killed or wounded, a government official said. Hundreds of people were b...
Aug 17, 2019
City of Saskatoon hit by internet fraud that sends $1M to wrong bank account
SASKATOON - The City of Saskatoon says it has lost $1 million in an online scam. City manager Jeff Jorgenson says a fraudster electronically impersonated the chief financial officer of a construc...
Aug 17, 2019
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning violence in Hong Kong as tension escalates between pro-democracy protesters and police. She made the remarks in a joint statement...
Aug 17, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack win 19th straight game with 46-0 rout of Rochdale Hornets
TORONTO - Matty Russell had three tries as the Toronto Wolfpack extended their win streak to 19 games with a 46-0 win over the Rochdale Hornets on Saturday afternoon. Gareth O'Brein and Chase Stanley ...
Aug 17, 2019
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning violence in Hong Kong as tension escalates between pro-democracy protesters and police. She made the remarks in a joint statement...
Aug 17, 2019
SNC's court bid to avoid prosecution to proceed through election period
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin's court fight for a special agreement to avoid prosecution on corruption charges continues to lurch along, despite the prospect of a criminal trial and We...
Aug 17, 2019
Guerrero Jr. leaves Blue Jays game in second inning with left-knee discomfort
TORONTO - Hot-hitting rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the Toronto Blue Jays game after two innings with left-knee discomfort against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon. He will undergo ...
Aug 17, 2019
Nick Kyrgios fined more than $100,000 for vulgar conduct
MASON, Ohio - Nick Kyrgios was fined $113,000 by the ATP for expletive-filled outbursts in which he smashed rackets, insulted a chair umpire and refused to get ready to return serve during a second-ro...
Aug 17, 2019
Testy exchange between Quebec immigration minister and UN representative
Quebec has spent hundreds of millions of dollars resettling refugees and asylum seekers over the past few years, which is more than its fair share, Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette ...
Aug 17, 2019