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Canadian Chris Johnston takes second in final Elite Series event of 2023.
CLAYTON, N.Y. - Canadian Chris Johnston fell just short in the season-ending Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence but did claim family bragging rights. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., brought in a ...
Aug 27, 2023
Roberto Mancini appointed Saudi Arabia coach 2 weeks after quitting job in charge of Italy
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy. The...
Aug 27, 2023
Canada's Moh Ahmed places seventh in men's 5,000m at athletics worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Moh Ahmed finished seventh in the men's 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., crossed the line at 13 minutes 12.92 se...
Aug 27, 2023
Sheriff provides the first details of how a white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Florida store
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The white man who fatally shot three Black people in a racist attack at a Florida store shot one of his victims as she sat in her car, chased another through the store and sh...
Aug 27, 2023
Blue Jays place right-hander Erik Swanson on 15-day injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outi...
Aug 27, 2023
Playback Theatre workshop at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Playback Theatre is a form of applied theatre and is being offered this fall at Thompson Rivers University (TRU). It is open to actors and non actors, students, faculty, staff and community...
Aug 27, 2023
Barrett leads balanced offence as Canada thumps Lebanon 128-73 at hoops World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. All but two Canadians scored in double digits a...
Aug 27, 2023
COLLINS: When it’s scary to venture outside
VIOLENCE HAS BEEN PART OF our lives for a long time. From the Biblical battles to Genghis Khan and the Mongol horde, from the Crusades to the constant wars between England, France and Spain, from the ...
Aug 27, 2023
Nisga'a memorial pole about to start journey home to B.C. from Scottish museum
A memorial totem pole belonging to members of the Nisga'a Nation in northwestern British Columbia is about to begin its journey home from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, where it has bee...
Aug 27, 2023
Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Femi Biobaku came to Canada more than a year ago fleeing persecution from the Nigerian authorities, forcing him to leave his wife, two children, community and job as an accountant back home. ...
Aug 27, 2023
