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Toronto Metropolitan University goes Bold with new nickname for athletics teams
Toronto Metropolitan University made a major move in cutting ties to its longtime Ryerson name. So, why not go bold in its athletics renaming as well? TMU announced Monday that its sports teams will n...
Aug 29, 2022

Argos starter Bethel-Thompson not celebrating CFL career milestone
TORONTO - He has thrown for more yards than Hall of Famer Doug Flutie, but McLeod Bethel-Thompson doesn't see that as a reason to celebrate. Of more importance to the Toronto Argonauts' veteran starte...
Aug 29, 2022

In plot twist, Iraqi Shiite cleric announces retirement
BAGHDAD (AP) - An influential Shiite cleric whose followers have been staging a sit-in outside Iraq's parliament announced his resignation from politics and the closure of his party offices on Monday....
Aug 29, 2022

Cost of climate disasters, N.S. mass shooting inquiry : In The News for Aug. 29
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 Aug. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 29, 2022

Floods, drought, storms could cost Canada's economy $139 billion by 2050: report
OTTAWA - Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada's economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis...
Aug 29, 2022

Quebec's parties begin criss-crossing province on first full day of election campaign
MONTREAL - Incumbent Premier and Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is beginning the first full day of the election campaign with a news conference in the Quebec City area. Legault will att...
Aug 29, 2022

IAEA chief says mission to big Ukraine nuclear plant on way
BERLIN (AP) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that the U.N. nuclear watchdog's long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine "is now on its way....
Aug 28, 2022

Canadians aiming to make great U.S. Open memories starting Monday
NEW YORK - For the six Canadians entered in the 2022 U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season is a place where they've created indelible memories, and also suffered crushing disappoint...
Aug 28, 2022

Trudeau calls for leaders to take united stance after Freeland confronted in Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who ...
Aug 28, 2022

Former Saskatoon Blades goalie steps up for Ukraine
Michael Garnett spent 10 years in Russia playing hockey in the KHL.Now he's spending his days helping Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.Garnett, who's from Saskatoon, played for the WHL's Saskat...
Aug 28, 2022