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U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...
Jul 08, 2019
Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 08, 2019
Kamloops athletes set three Canadian records at hometown B.C. Track and Field Championships
KAMLOOPS - It was a great weekend for Kamloops track and field athletes as the city hosted the B.C. Track and Field Championships. Athletes trained by Dylan Armstrong won five gold medals in throw eve...
Jul 08, 2019 Kamloops hosted the B.C. Track and Field Championships this weekend (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...
Jul 08, 2019
Don Cherry says he'll return to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts
TORONTO - Don Cherry says he isn't moving on from "Coach's Corner" just yet. On Saturday, Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons wrote Cherry's return next season hadn't been confirmed. The colourfu...
Jul 08, 2019
Trump will 'no longer deal' with UK ambassador after cables
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he will "no longer deal" with the British ambassador to the United States following the leak of frank cables assessing his administration. Trump says of the am...
Jul 08, 2019
Activist Hong Kong singer faces down China at UN rights body
GENEVA - Just like her fellow Hong Kong protesters, pop star Denise Ho is standing up to China. Just like them, she seems to have gotten under Beijing's skin - this time at an international human righ...
Jul 08, 2019
Warren raises $19.1M, tops Sanders during second quarter
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter, her campaign said Monday, cementing her status in the top tier of Democratic presidential contenders and a leading voice of th...
Jul 08, 2019
GINTA: Stereotyping does everyone a disservice — more so when applied to our teenagers
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN, down Fourth Avenue when I got startled by yelling and hand-waving coming out of a car parked on the side of the street. A bunch of teenage girls in an SUV were tryi...
Jul 08, 2019 Image Credit: Vadimgozhda / Dreamstime.com
P.E.I., Quebec intervene in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of carbon tax
OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island and Quebec have petitioned to become interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative Premie...
Jul 08, 2019
