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85-year-old, lifting since 1950, on track to cinch weightlifting championship
MONTREAL - Olympic-style weightlifting isn't just about strength or power. It's about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-...
Aug 17, 2019
Dozens dead or hurt in wedding party blast in Afghan capital
KABUL - An explosion ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital and dozens of people were killed or wounded, a government official said. Hundreds of people were b...
Aug 17, 2019
City of Saskatoon hit by internet fraud that sends $1M to wrong bank account
SASKATOON - The City of Saskatoon says it has lost $1 million in an online scam. City manager Jeff Jorgenson says a fraudster electronically impersonated the chief financial officer of a construc...
Aug 17, 2019
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning violence in Hong Kong as tension escalates between pro-democracy protesters and police. She made the remarks in a joint statement...
Aug 17, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack win 19th straight game with 46-0 rout of Rochdale Hornets
TORONTO - Matty Russell had three tries as the Toronto Wolfpack extended their win streak to 19 games with a 46-0 win over the Rochdale Hornets on Saturday afternoon. Gareth O'Brein and Chase Stanley ...
Aug 17, 2019
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning violence in Hong Kong as tension escalates between pro-democracy protesters and police. She made the remarks in a joint statement...
Aug 17, 2019
SNC's court bid to avoid prosecution to proceed through election period
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin's court fight for a special agreement to avoid prosecution on corruption charges continues to lurch along, despite the prospect of a criminal trial and We...
Aug 17, 2019
Body pulled from Okanagan Lake identified as missing man
WEST KELOWNA - After human remains were recovered from Okanagan Lake one week ago (Aug. 10), RCMP and the BC Coroners Service have now identified the deceased. In a release today (Aug. 17) Cpl. Jesse ...
Aug 17, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Guerrero Jr. leaves Blue Jays game in second inning with left-knee discomfort
TORONTO - Hot-hitting rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the Toronto Blue Jays game after two innings with left-knee discomfort against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon. He will undergo ...
Aug 17, 2019
Nick Kyrgios fined more than $100,000 for vulgar conduct
MASON, Ohio - Nick Kyrgios was fined $113,000 by the ATP for expletive-filled outbursts in which he smashed rackets, insulted a chair umpire and refused to get ready to return serve during a second-ro...
Aug 17, 2019
