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Health advocacy work helped to heal Mark Holland during mental health crisis
OTTAWA - Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says advocating for health research and preventive medicine gave him a sense of purpose during the darkest time in his life. Holland was in politi...
Aug 08, 2023

Lions sign American running back Hardy to practice roster
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions say they have signed American running back JaQuan Hardy to their practice roster. Hardy, from Westlake, Ohio, most recently attended training camp with the NFL's Denver Bron...
Aug 08, 2023

Police investigating overnight fire at future Montreal light rail station as arson
Montreal police say they're are investigating a suspicious overnight fire that caused significant damage at a light rail station under construction. Const. Mariane Allaire Morin says flames were repor...
Aug 08, 2023

Expert says warm, dry conditions to blame for huge grasshopper population
Grasshoppers have been a menace across Saskatchewan this summer.They've been destroying crops, bouncing around yards and hanging off screen doors.James Tansey, the Ministry of Agriculture's provincial...
Aug 08, 2023

Quebec police say 22 people died in road and off-road crashes over two-week period
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say 22 people died in crashes on the province's roads and trails over the past two weeks, marking a particularly deadly summer holiday period. Police say there were...
Aug 08, 2023

Rain, cooler weather could bring relief to B.C. wildfire crews as new fires start
Crews with the BC Wildfire Service faced a busy long weekend as the number of active wildfires in the province jumped above 400, including 34 reported Monday. The wildfire service says more than 200 o...
Aug 08, 2023

Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's president announced on Tuesday that the country would hold its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official start of an electoral campaign that has informally...
Aug 08, 2023

Canada sanctions Iran's new national security chief, six drone executives
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning Iran's new security chief, alongside six Iranians accused of destabilizing the Middle East and Ukraine. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a former commander of the navy division of th...
Aug 08, 2023

Jamaica's Women's World Cup ends, but their fight for support continues
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Jamaica's Women's World Cup run might be over for now, but the team's fight for support back home continues. The Reggae Girlz were disbanded 15 years ago when the Jamaican ...
Aug 08, 2023

France ends Morocco's run and advances to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France advanced to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 win on Tuesday that ended Morocco's historic debut run at the global tour...
Aug 08, 2023