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Canadians Loutitt, Strate capture historic World Cup ski-jumping silver medal
ZA, JAPAN - It was a historic accomplishment Saturday for Canadian ski jumpers Alex Loutitt and Abigail Strate. The pair was second in a World Cup super team ski-jumping event, earning Canada it's fir...
Jan 20, 2024
Toronto rapper Drake bets big on UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland at UFC 297
TORONTO - Drake will be cheering for UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland at UFC 297 on Saturday night. UFC president Dana White reposted a betting slip from Drake's verified Instagram a...
Jan 20, 2024
Police say two men from Ontario arrested after shots fired at home north of Montreal
LORRAINE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two men from Ontario have been arrested after an investigation into shots fired at a home north of Montreal led to an early-morning police chase. Police s...
Jan 20, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Why Coun. Nancy Bepple’s motion on Gaza is suddenly a non-starter
SO THE BEPPLE MOTION on Gaza is dead, gone in the fog of war. The councillor will formally withdraw her notice of motion at Kamloops City council's regular meeting Tuesday.Her intention was to join th...
Jan 20, 2024
Canadian snowboarder Brearley wins World Cup gold in slopestyle
LAAX, Switzerland - Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, On...
Jan 20, 2024
Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the "rat hole"
CHICAGO (AP) - You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole." The indentat...
Jan 20, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Medvedev ne...
Jan 20, 2024
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year ter...
Jan 20, 2024
Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population
MONTREAL - The village of Ste-Ptronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders. Tourists flock to the hamlet at the tip of picturesque Orleans Island to see its French colonial architect...
Jan 20, 2024
Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians
OTTAWA - As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservati...
Jan 20, 2024
