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Canada's Alexandria Loutitt wins ski summer jumping bronze; Strate finishes eighth
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt won bronze at the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix summer series opener on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Calgary finished third on the women's 132-metre large hill in Courcheval...
Jul 29, 2023

Alouettes looking to put pressure on Stampeders QB Maier as Montreal hosts Calgary
MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia evaluated "everything" during his team's bye week. So what did the Montreal Alouettes general manager identify as one the group's biggest needs as he dissected its performanc...
Jul 29, 2023

“Disappointed”: CFIB on B.C. port workers’ vote
PRINCE GEORGE - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business just released a statement after B.C. port workers rejected a mediated contract offer."After weeks of uncertainty, we're back to square o...
Jul 29, 2023

Minister's tweet raises spectre of federal action as B.C. port workers vote down deal
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has responded to British Columbia port workers' decision to reject a mediated contract offer overnight, raising the spectre of more federal intervention in the m...
Jul 29, 2023

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She's never quite satisfied. The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Sat...
Jul 29, 2023

Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women's World Cup win
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Defender Allyson Swaby scored in the 56th minute and Jamaica hung on to edge Panama 1-0 on Saturday for its first-ever win at the Women's World Cup. Swaby, who grew up in West ...
Jul 29, 2023

Canadians exude calm ahead of crucial Women's World Cup game against Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Two days before a match that will decide its future at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada exuded calm. That despite news from Brisbane that Australia star striker Sam Kerr is fi...
Jul 29, 2023

Metro stores in Greater Toronto Area close as workers go on strike
Metro locations across the Greater Toronto Area are closed today after thousands of employees at the grocery chain formally went on strike. Unifor, the largest private-sector union, says some 3,700 fr...
Jul 29, 2023

Canadian men's 4x100m relay team to receive silver medals in reallocation ceremony
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team will receive their Olympic silver medals Saturday at the Canadian national trials in a medal reallocation ceremony. The group of Andre De Gras...
Jul 29, 2023

Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits
MONTREAL - On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block. T...
Jul 29, 2023