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Olympic medallist Sanchez switches swimming allegiance from Canada to the Philippines
TORONTO - Swimmer Kayla Sanchez, a relay Olympic medallist for Canada, has switched countries to represent the Philippines. The 21-year-old swam the leadoff leg for Canada in a silver-medal effort las...
Jul 07, 2022
Quebec enters 7th wave of COVID-19, officials urge prudence during summer vacations
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the province is into a seventh wave of COVID-19. Despite the uptick in COVID-19 indicators, officials told a news conference today they don't plan to re...
Jul 07, 2022
Toronto FC confirms sale of Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami
Toronto FC has confirmed the sale of Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami CF. Toronto gets US$150,000 in general allocation money, with more to come if certain performance-based metrics ...
Jul 07, 2022
Break-in investigation leads to pursuit, arrest
A North Battleford man was arrested in Alberta, following a pursuit involving multiple police detachments.On Tuesday afternoon, Maidstone RCMP responded to a break and enter call in the RM of Wilton, ...
Jul 07, 2022
UK media: Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to step down
LONDON (AP) - British media say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future. Johnson had rebuffed calls by his Cabinet to step down in t...
Jul 07, 2022
Feds urged to crack down on fake Indigenous art, copyright breaches
OTTAWA - First Nations art, from hand-carved masks to totem poles, draws on generations of tradition and skill and can take months to craft. But a flood of fakes and commercial knock-offs produced in ...
Jul 07, 2022
As life's rhythms return, Highland Park residents resist 'normalization' of shootings
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The trauma of the Fourth of July was already beginning to yield to life's regular rhythms Wednesday, just 48 hours after America's latest mass shooting brought tragedy and infamy...
Jul 07, 2022
Que. man denied surgery in BC, return of the Calgary Stampede: In The News for July 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 07, 2022
Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
VANCOUVER - A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't ...
Jul 07, 2022
'Pent up demand': Calgary Stampede returns with parade, spectators and no limits
CALGARY - The rides are going up, concession stands are waiting, stuffed animals are displayed at games tables and the Calgary Stampede is raring to go Friday in its first return to full capacity sinc...
Jul 07, 2022