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Bill with tax credits for 'North American' electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON - The new plan to encourage Americans to buy more electric vehicles built in North America, instead of just the United States, has cleared its tallest hurdle. After a marathon voting sessio...
Aug 07, 2022
Canada's Gabriel Diallo falls in qualifying at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Canada's Gabriel Diallo dropped a 6-2, 2-1 decision to Hugo Gaston of France in qualifying play on Sunday at the National Bank Open. The match ended after 58 minutes when the 20-year-old Mo...
Aug 07, 2022
Former Miss America Cara Mund plans to run for Congress
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Cara Mund, a former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018, plans to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independe...
Aug 07, 2022
Montreal Pride Parade organizers cancel event, citing lack of security
MONTREAL - Pride Montreal abruptly cancelled its iconic annual parade hours before it was to get underway on Sunday, citing security concerns stemming from a lack of volunteers for the event. Festival...
Aug 07, 2022
Heat warning still in place for large swaths of central and eastern Canada
Five provinces across central and eastern Canada continued to swelter in unseasonably hot conditions on Sunday, Environment Canada said as it extended a widespread heat warning into a second day. The ...
Aug 07, 2022
Parliamentary committee to begin study of RCMP's use of cellphone spyware
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will begin exploring RCMP's use of spyware on Monday. The House of Commons ethics and privacy committee called for a summer study after the RCMP revealed its use of ...
Aug 07, 2022
Canada's Dunfee pulls away from field to win Commonwealth gold in 10,000 race walk
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Evan Dunfee says he drew on the support of his loved ones to propel him to a Commonwealth Games gold medal. The 31-year-old from Richmond, B.C., won the 10,000 me...
Aug 07, 2022
Canadian paddlers feed off local crowd for medals at world championships
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Canada's rising stars in canoe racing powered to gold, silver and bronze medals in the world championships as a crowd roared its approval alongside Lake Banook in Dartmouth, N.S., on...
Aug 07, 2022
Medicine Hat officer places third at World Police and Fire Games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Lisa Gervais is back from the Netherlands and has some shiny new bling.Gervais competed in the CrossFit competition at the World Police and Fire Games late last month. A member of t...
Aug 07, 2022
Tory leadership hopefuls say it's time for unity. Here's what some say that means
OTTAWA - When three Conservative leadership hopefuls met this past week for a debate, the same word kept getting repeated. Unity. Or more precisely, the need for it. In a contest largely seen as a bat...
Aug 07, 2022