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Canada picks up second win 3x3 women's basketball at Paris Games
Canada improved to 2-0 in the Olympic women's 3x3 basketball tournament with a dominating 21-11 win over China on Wednesday.Paige Crozon and Michelle Plouffe paced the Canadian attack with seven point...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that people fined by provincial securities regulators can wipe out penalties through bankruptcy, but orders to pay back ill-gotten gains remain in place....
Jul 31, 2024
Two witnesses storm out of House committee in tears, decrying Liberal politicization
OTTAWA - Two witnesses stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting today after Liberals tried to steer the planned discussion away from violence against women. Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld was giv...
Jul 31, 2024
Senators hire longtime journalists Mendes, St-Laurent to communications department
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have hired longtime local journalists Ian Mendes and Sylvain St-Laurent to their communications department. The Senators announced Wednesday that Mendes will join the team...
Jul 31, 2024
Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed crossborder raid in 2020 to remove President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested in New York. An unsealed federal indictment out...
Jul 31, 2024
'Alberta Day of Caring' fundraises over $500K for Jasper aid
The Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper initiative - a one-day effort by radio stations across the province - fundraised a total of $518,482 on Wednesday.That number grows to an estimated $1,555,446 when...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. sailboat captain rescued after developing 'severe' hypothermia
VICTORIA - A sailboat captain is recovering from severe hypothermia after spending several hours in the water off British Columbia's coast. A statement from Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the rescue...
Jul 31, 2024
Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizon
LYNDON, Vt. (AP) - Vermont's governor said Wednesday that the latest storm to the hit the state was "much worse than a punch or a kick," and he called on residents to "stick together" amid reports tha...
Jul 31, 2024
Medicine Hat Tigers declare intent to bid for 2026 Memorial Cup
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers have declared an intention to bid for the right to host the 2026 Memorial Cup.Such a declaration kickstarts a process that will see the franchise try to brin...
Jul 31, 2024
Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, a US official tells AP
Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to the Associated Press. Ukraine...
Jul 31, 2024