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Statistics Canada to give early glimpse of how economy fared in second quarter
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say today how the economy fared in May and give its early estimate on the second quarter of the year. Last month, the agency said its preliminary estimate was that real...
Jul 30, 2021
Blue Jays finally return to Rogers Centre to open three-game set with Royals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have wrapped up an extended road trip down south and finally flown north - back home to Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are finally set to return to Toronto after the fede...
Jul 30, 2021
Ottawa drummer squirrelled away 1968 Joni Mitchell tape recorded by Jimi Hendrix
OTTAWA - An Ottawa drummer with a passion for collecting reel-to-reel tapes deserves applause for the coming release of a Joni Mitchell performance recorded over half a century ago by none other than ...
Jul 30, 2021
Telltale transactions help financial intelligence centre combat sex trafficking
OTTAWA - Transactional clues - from hotel bills paid in cash to purchases of escort-service ads - are helping Canada's financial intelligence agency detect human trafficking in the sex trade. The Fina...
Jul 30, 2021
Hong Kong protester given 9-year term in 1st security case
HONG KONG (AP) - A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first case under Hong Kong's national security law as Beijing tightens control over the t...
Jul 30, 2021
Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87
DETROIT (AP) - Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a...
Jul 30, 2021
Canada's Joshua Primo, Chris Duarte selected back-to-back in Round 1 of NBA draft
Toronto's Joshua Primo was the first of two Canadians to be selected back-to-back in the first round of Thursday's NBA draft. The 18-year-old guard from the University of Alabama was taken 12th overal...
Jul 30, 2021
Canada loses heartbreaker to Mexico on late goal at Gold Cup semifinal in Houston
HOUSTON - A gutted Canada exited the Gold Cup on Thursday, sent home by a heartbreaking 99th-minute goal in a 2-1 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF tournament semifinal. But the young Canadian side sent ...
Jul 30, 2021
Canadian women's eight crew captures rowing gold; first in event since 1992
TOKYO - The Canadian women's eight rowing crew has captured gold at the Tokyo Olympics. The eight rowers crossed the line first in Friday's final in a time of five minutes 59.13 seconds at Sea Forest ...
Jul 29, 2021
Guerrero hits 3-run homer out of Fenway as Jays rout Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer all the way out of Fenway Park, Hyun Jin Ryu held Boston to two hits over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Red Sox 13-1 on Thu...
Jul 29, 2021