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People convicted of money laundering, forgery to be banned from Quebec casinos
MONTREAL - The Quebec government intends to ban people convicted of certain crimes from province-owned casinos. The new regulation bans people who have been convicted of or have pleaded guilty to crim...
Jul 27, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays unveil new Rogers Centre renovation plans for 100 level
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have unveiled detailed plans for Phase 2 of its Rogers Centre renovations. The current 100-level seating bowl and structure will be fully demolished at the end of the 2...
Jul 27, 2023
Republican senator calls out Canada's 'feeble commitment' on NATO spending
WASHINGTON - Canada is again in the U.S. spotlight for what one Republican senator is calling its "feeble commitment" to defence spending. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan called out the Liberal government's ...
Jul 27, 2023
Montreal police investigate double homicide after mother, daughter found dead in home
Montreal police say they are investigating a double homicide after the bodies of a mother and her preteen daughter were found in a home. Police say the woman, 56, and the girl, 12, were found dead ins...
Jul 27, 2023
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of ex-construction boss convicted of corruption
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a former construction boss who was convicted of corruption, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit fraud. Tony Accurso was sentenced...
Jul 27, 2023
21 dead and 40 rescued after a wind-tossed boat overturns in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - At least 21 people died and 40 others were rescued after a Philippine passenger boat overturned Thursday when it was lashed by strong winds in Laguna Lake southeast of Manil...
Jul 27, 2023
Putin says fighting in southeastern Ukraine has intensified, with heavy losses for Kyiv's forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine has "intensified significantly," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. A Western official had said earlie...
Jul 27, 2023
Canada's Summer McIntosh wins gold in 200m butterfly at World Aquatics Championship
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canada's Summer McIntosh won gold in the women's 200-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Championship on Thursday. The 16-year-old from Toronto touched the wall in 2 minutes, 4.06 s...
Jul 27, 2023
Teck announces employee death, lowers production guidance at copper mine project
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. announced the death of an employee at its Quebrada Blanca copper mine expansion in Chile as it reported a profit attributable to shareholders of $510 million in its sec...
Jul 27, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Kamloops will have to up its game to get new air service
'I TOLD YOU SO' isn't something I take pleasure in saying, but earlier this year I wrote two editorials about not inflating our expectations over the announcement by Flair Airlines that it would fly b...
Jul 27, 2023
