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Wayne Simmonds signs two-year contract extension with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Veteran forward Wayne Simmonds has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team says his contract has an average annual value of $900,000. Simmonds, 32, played...
Jun 29, 2021
Lifeguards return to Westwood Beach
NANAIMO - Swimmers at Westwood Lake will now do so under the watchful eye of lifeguards. City of Nanaimo lifeguards are now back at Westwood Lake starting Tuesday, June 29. They'll keep swimmers safe ...
Jun 29, 2021
South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry pro...
Jun 29, 2021
Scorching temperatures, calls to end Ethiopian aid funding : In The News for June 29
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 June 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 29, 2021
'Information is missing': Quebec teachers want Indigenous history taught differently
MONTREAL - First Nations leaders and Quebec history teachers say the timing is right to reset the way Indigenous history is taught in primary and secondary schools across the province. The recent disc...
Jun 29, 2021
Ottawa must stop aid to Ethiopia in light of human rights violations: advocates
Ottawa should stop sending millions of dollars in aid to the Ethiopian government and push for creating a no-fly zone and delivering air-dropped food aid to the people of the Tigray region, who have b...
Jun 29, 2021
'You forget how tall you are': Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco able to stand during physio
CALGARY - Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling. The 22-year-old, paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey ...
Jun 29, 2021
Heat wave has unusual characteristic, high nighttime temperatures, expert says
VANCOUVER - A stifling heat wave throughout much of Western Canada is unusual because of the nighttime temperatures it is bringing, says an expert. Temperatures are forecast to be higher overnight tha...
Jun 29, 2021
New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries no...
Jun 29, 2021
Gritty Clippers stave off elimination, beat Suns 116-102
PHOENIX (AP) - Paul George scored 41 points, Reggie Jackson added 23 and the resilient Los Angeles Clippers staved off elimination by beating the Phoenix Suns 116-102 on Monday night in Game 5 of the ...
Jun 28, 2021
