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Telus posts double-digit profit and revenue growth in second quarter
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. posted double-digit profit and revenue increases in its latest quarter a day after announcing the acquisition of new spectrum licences for $1.95 billion. The Vancouver-based co...
Jul 30, 2021

Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
TOKYO (AP) - Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Y...
Jul 30, 2021

Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
TOKYO (AP) - Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Y...
Jul 30, 2021

Canadian women mine more Olympic gold and B.C.'s killer heat: In The News for July 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 30 ... What we are watching on the world ...
Jul 30, 2021

Blue Jays finally return to Rogers Centre to open three-game set with Royals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have wrapped up an extended road trip down south and finally flown north - back home to Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are finally set to return to Toronto after the fede...
Jul 30, 2021

Ottawa drummer squirrelled away 1968 Joni Mitchell tape recorded by Jimi Hendrix
OTTAWA - An Ottawa drummer with a passion for collecting reel-to-reel tapes deserves applause for the coming release of a Joni Mitchell performance recorded over half a century ago by none other than ...
Jul 30, 2021

Telltale transactions help financial intelligence centre combat sex trafficking
OTTAWA - Transactional clues - from hotel bills paid in cash to purchases of escort-service ads - are helping Canada's financial intelligence agency detect human trafficking in the sex trade. The Fina...
Jul 30, 2021

Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that ar...
Jul 30, 2021

Hong Kong protester given 9-year term in 1st security case
HONG KONG (AP) - A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first case under Hong Kong's national security law as Beijing tightens control over the t...
Jul 30, 2021

Canada's Joshua Primo, Chris Duarte selected back-to-back in Round 1 of NBA draft
Toronto's Joshua Primo was the first of two Canadians to be selected back-to-back in the first round of Thursday's NBA draft. The 18-year-old guard from the University of Alabama was taken 12th overal...
Jul 30, 2021