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Six Ukrainian refugees who played at Quebec hockey tournament return for school
MONTREAL - Six Ukrainian refugees who took part in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament earlier this year are returning to the provincial capital to attend school. One of the organizers who br...
Jul 24, 2023
Groups seek permission to appeal Quebec court ruling maintaining school prayer ban
MONTREAL - A Muslim organization and a civil liberties group are seeking to appeal a court ruling maintaining the province's ban on visible prayer in public schools. The Canadian Civil Liberties Assoc...
Jul 24, 2023
Ottawa reveals conditions for allowing future fossil fuel subsidies
MONTREAL - Ottawa is restricting the conditions under which it will allow subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The federal government has released guidelines that will limit when public funds are us...
Jul 24, 2023
Showers for much of B.C., but evacuation orders, alerts grow in drought-ridden south
VANCOUVER - For the first time in more than a month, showers and cooler weather are reaching parched sections of British Columbia, potentially bringing some respite for crews battling hundreds of wild...
Jul 24, 2023
Showers for much of B.C., but evacuation orders, alerts grow in drought-ridden south
VANCOUVER - For the first time in more than a month, showers and cooler weather are reaching parched sections of British Columbia, potentially bringing some respite for crews battling hundreds of wild...
Jul 24, 2023
Searchers continue to pump water from Nova Scotia field in search for flood missing
HALIFAX - Workers are continuing to pump water from a flooded field in Nova Scotia that is the focus of a search for four people, including two children, who went missing in a torrent of water Saturda...
Jul 24, 2023
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting well after his Derby win, and Toronto's offense could use a boost
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting just fine after winning the All-Star Home Run Derby. The Toronto slugger went deep Sunday for the fourth time in nine games since the break, which should quell whateve...
Jul 24, 2023
Israeli parliament approves key part of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul as opposition exits chamber
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive plan to reshape the country's justice system. The vote came after a stormy session i...
Jul 24, 2023
Canada's Maggie Mac Neil wins silver in 100m butterfly at worlds
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil claimed silver in the women's 100-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday. Mac Neil, of London, Ont., finished with a time of 56...
Jul 24, 2023
Rivers FC conclude second season with a draw and loss to Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
KAMLOOPS - Rivers FC wrapped up their second season in the League1 BC semi-pro soccer league from McArthur Island Park Sunday (July 23).The men's club earned a point with a 1-1 draw against Vancouver ...
Jul 24, 2023
