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Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins Olympic gold in hammer throw with dominating performance
PARIS - Canada's Ethan Katzberg won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday with a dominating performance. Katzberg, from Nanaimo, B.C., opened with an Olympic record ...
Aug 04, 2024

Trudeau, Smith express sorrow after firefighter dies in Jasper National Park
HINTON, Alta. - Comrades of a firefighter from Calgary who died while on duty in Jasper National Park stood on the sides of a roadway on Sunday morning as a procession mourning his loss rode by. Firef...
Aug 04, 2024

Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.'s Princeton area
VICTORIA - Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural area south of Princeton, B.C., because of the out-of-control Calcite Creek wildfire. The properties are lo...
Aug 04, 2024

Bronze from boxing's Sanford extends Canada's medal streak in Paris to nine days
PARIS - Wyatt Sanford ended one streak and continued another on Day 9 of the Paris Olympics. The boxer from Kennetcook, N.S., was defeated in his 63.5-kilogram semifinal bout against France's Sofiane ...
Aug 04, 2024

Off-duty Toronto police officer shot in leg by man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
TORONTO - An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot Saturday night in the leg after he recognized a man wanted for murder. Toronto police say the off-duty officer called for backup and a chase ensue...
Aug 04, 2024

Rams topple Kodiaks in Langley
The Prince George Kodiaks were outmatched in B.C. Football Conference play on Saturday (Aug. 3) on the Lower Mainland, falling 42-7 to the hometown Langley Rams. Prince George dropped to 1-2 on the se...
Aug 04, 2024

UK police face far-right rioters seeking to enter hotel thought to be housing asylum seekers
LONDON (AP) - Police in the north of England town of Rotherham were struggling to hold back a mob of far-right activists Sunday who were seeking to break into a hotel believed to be housing asylum see...
Aug 04, 2024

Canada eliminated from women's basketball at Paris Olympics after loss to Nigeria
LILLE - Canada is out of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics after losing 79-70 to Nigeria on Sunday. The Canadians went winless across their three preliminary round matchups and f...
Aug 04, 2024

Sanford takes home bronze in Olympic men's 63.5-kilogram boxing
PARIS - Canada's Wyatt Sanford has taken home a bronze medal in Olympic men's boxing after falling to France's Sofiane Oumiha in the semifinals of the 63.5-kilogram category. The judges scored the mat...
Aug 04, 2024

Violence in Bangladesh leaves many people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A new round of violence in Bangladesh has left more than 20 people dead and hundreds injured as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists on Sunday, of...
Aug 04, 2024