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CAS denies Canada's appeal of Olympic team figure skating medal allocation
LAUSANNE - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed a Canadian appeal of the International Skating Union's decision to award the bronze medal in the team figure skating event from the 2022 Bei...
Aug 02, 2024
Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions mount
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A half-dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday in the latest escalation of violence against opponent...
Aug 02, 2024
Auger-Aliassime to play for bronze in Paris after lopsided semifinal loss to Alcaraz
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime will play for bronze in the men's singles tennis competition at the Paris Olympics after a decisive 6-1, 6-1 loss to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Alcaraz,...
Aug 02, 2024
Kamloops' Ethan Katzberg leads the way in qualification, advances to men's hammer throw final at Paris Summer Olympics
PARIS - Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club soared to the finals in men's hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. Men's hammer throw qualification for Group B began at 2:3...
Aug 02, 2024
Canada's Sophiane Methot wins bronze in trampoline gymnastics
PARIS - Canada's Sophiane Methot has won the bronze medal in women's trampoline gymnastics at the Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old from Varennes, Que., earned a score of 55.650 in the single-exercise f...
Aug 02, 2024
Mourners pay respects to slain Hamas leaders as worries of regional war mount
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Mourners gathered in Doha on Friday to hold funeral prayers for slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as Iran and its regional allies vowed to retaliate against Israel. With the bodies ...
Aug 02, 2024
In the news today: Backcountry campers not deterred by Jasper fire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Backcountry campers not deterred by Jasper fire Some backcountry campers rescued from the wildfire in Jasper N...
Aug 02, 2024
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard set to be sentenced for sexual assault convictions
TORONTO - Former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard is expected to be sentenced today after he was convicted on four counts of sexual assault last fall. Nygard's lawyer argued for a six-year sentence in a To...
Aug 02, 2024
Canadians urged to leave Lebanon as flights cancelled amid growing tensions
MONTREAL - Lara Salameh was supposed to be flying out of Beirut Thursday en route to Montreal with her husband and two daughters, but the night before, their flight was cancelled. She said Air France ...
Aug 02, 2024
'I love Jasper': Backcountry campers not deterred by dramatic wildfire rescue
EDMONTON - Nestled along a meadow in Jasper's backcountry, Charles Vantanajal and his family stood in awe of the dynamic, ever-changing cloud of thick, white wildfire smoke that rose near Oldhorn Moun...
Aug 02, 2024
