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Crowd supports Weir, Hughes, and Hadwin bright and early at Canadian Open
TORONTO - Mike Weir didn't expect to have much of a gallery on a rainy Thursday morning at St. George's Golf and Country Club. But there were dozens of fans waiting for him and fellow Canadians Macken...
Jun 09, 2022
Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, with a shot to the back of his head has been charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutor Chris Becker anno...
Jun 09, 2022
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal's giant ferris wheel
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board is blaming deficient safety practices at the ferris wheel in Montreal's Old Port for the death of a worker at the tourist attraction on Christmas Day 2021. T...
Jun 09, 2022
30-minute ambulance wait for Calgary woman attacked by dogs not good enough; premier
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's inadequate that it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old Calgary woman who had been attacked by dogs.Police and paramedics responde...
Jun 09, 2022
Evans looking forward to seeing one defensive co-ordinators react to rules changes
Quarterback Dane Evans of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can't wait to see how CFL defensive co-ordinators adjust this season to the league's attempt to improve game flow and boost scoring. In April, the lea...
Jun 09, 2022
City officials urge motorists to stop ignoring construction zone laws
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is asking residents to drive with caution in construction zones.Many construction workers and drivers in Alberta are injured and killed in construction zones ev...
Jun 09, 2022
CF Montréal signs technical head Renard to extension 'for an indefinite period'
MONTREAL - Major League Soccer club CF Montral announced Thursday it has reached a new deal with Olivier Renard to head its technical team "for an indefinite period." The team says Renard will serve a...
Jun 09, 2022
Canadian diver Caeli McKay finds her strength during and after Olympic Games
CALGARY - Caeli McKay doesn't call herself a wimp anymore because she knows she's not. The Canadian diver has discovered in herself a battler who can compete in pain at the highest levels of her sport...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details today on steps it will take to achieve its target. The Crown corporation says the e...
Jun 09, 2022