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Quebec wildfires: Cree community orders evacuation due to heavy smoke
MONTREAL - A Cree community in northern Quebec was being evacuated Friday because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The wildfire in Mistissini, Que., the second largest Cree community in the p...
Jun 23, 2023
Toronto FC in hostile territory as it looks for first road win of the MLS season
After losing 3-0 midweek at league-leading FC Cincinnati, Toronto FC finds itself in equally hostile territory Saturday when it visits New England. Cincinnati (13-1-4) entered the MLS record books wit...
Jun 23, 2023
CF Montreal exploring all options to rediscover road form against Charlotte FC
MONTREAL - After tying the Major League Soccer record for most consecutive shutout wins at home with six, CF Montreal is looking to duplicate that success on the road. Montreal will look for just its ...
Jun 23, 2023
Connor Bedard's NHL draft journey nearly complete: 'Hard to wrap your head around it'
Connor Bedard was about to jet off to a sunny destination. He wasn't happy about it. With minor hockey tryouts just around the corner, Bedard - the projected No. 1 pick at next week's NHL draft, but a...
Jun 23, 2023
Canada's Marino eliminated from Wimbledon warmup with quarterfinal loss
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino has been eliminated from the Rothesay Classic tennis tournament after a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal loss to China's Zhu Lin on Friday. Marino fir...
Jun 23, 2023
Three Canadians to ride together on Israel-Premier Tech team for Tour de France
Canadians Michael Woods, Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin will ride together in Israel-Premier Tech's entry for the Tour de France. The 110th edition of the storied race, which covers 3,404 kilometres ...
Jun 23, 2023
After 5 killed on Titanic-bound submersible, authorities are trying to figure out how it imploded
Authorities turned their focus to determining why a submersible carrying people to the wreck of the Titanic imploded deep in the North Atlantic, as tributes poured in for the five aboard who were kill...
Jun 23, 2023
Centre Block on pace to reopen in 2032, include new public area under Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A massive overhaul of Centre Block on Parliament Hill is expected to be completed by 2031 and open to the public by 2032. Rob Wright, an assistant deputy minister at Public Services and Procu...
Jun 23, 2023
Owner of destroyed sub could use 'cruel' law for protection : In The News for today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Titan submersible torn apart by catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard...
Jun 23, 2023
Foreign firefighters fight flames, fatigue and get 'eaten alive' by mosquitoes
MONTREAL - Eighteen-year-old Hunter Sousa from Maine celebrated his high school graduation by hopping in a truck and heading to Nova Scotia to fight the biggest forest fire in the province's history. ...
Jun 23, 2023