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Auger-Aliassime eliminated at U.S. Open with first-round loss to Mensik
NEW YORK - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the U.S. Open after dropping a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 decision to Czechia's Jakub Mensik in first-round action Tuesday. Mensik scored his sixth break in th...
Aug 27, 2024

Bye-bye to Banff pedestrian zone after Labour Day long weekend
BANFF, Alta. - It'll be one last hurrah for a pedestrian zone along the main downtown drag of Banff, Alta., this long weekend. The Rocky Mountain tourist town is telling businesses to take down outdoo...
Aug 27, 2024

Alouettes sign all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The deal is set to keep the 26-year-old with the team th...
Aug 27, 2024

Redblacks quarterback Brown, Lions defensive lineman Covington net CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown and tackle Christian Covington of the B.C. Lions were the top offensive and defesive players in the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Brown captured top offensi...
Aug 27, 2024

Kodiaks kicker named Special Teams Player of the Week
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Kodiaks kicker Brady Harper has been named the British Columbia Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. The Fort McMurray product was perfect for the Kodiak...
Aug 27, 2024

Heavy rain floods downtown streets
PRINCE GEORGE - From 6:30 p.m. until midnight on Monday evening (Aug.26), Prince George experienced heavy rainfall that filled some downtown roads and intersections.Several centimetres of water floode...
Aug 27, 2024

Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 17-year-old from Ontario is dead after climbing over a fence and falling off the edge of a cliff in a popular park in North Vancouver, B.C. Dwayne Derban, assistant fire chie...
Aug 27, 2024

Quebec government says it's taking action to end illegal dumping in Mohawk territory
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal. The Environment Department says "field interventions" are p...
Aug 27, 2024

Consul-general to New York set to testify about government purchase of residence
OTTAWA - Canada's consul-general in New York has been given a new opportunity to testify before a House committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased for $9 million. ...
Aug 27, 2024

China slams Canada over decision to introduce electric vehicle tariffs
HALIFAX - China is slamming Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, promising there will be retaliation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the move...
Aug 27, 2024