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US restarts burns of forest fuel, paused after runaway blaze
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its practice of intentionally lighting fires to clear brush and small trees from forested areas nationwide after a three-month hiatus to revie...
Sep 08, 2022
Quebec election: François Legault cancels campaign events after death of Queen
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec suspended its campaign activities Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, a few hours after CAQ Leader Franois Legault said he wasn't personally affected by ...
Sep 08, 2022
Queen's Plate host Woodbine Entertainment mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment, the host of horse racing's Queen's Plate, says it's mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Jim Lawson, the organization's CEO, says it sends its "deepest condolenc...
Sep 08, 2022
Mann Cup returns after three-year absence as Langley Thunder face Peterborough Lakers
The Mann Cup is finally back after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Langley Thunder, representing the British Columbia-based Western Lacrosse Association, will play the Peterboroug...
Sep 08, 2022
Alberta UCP leadership candidates unite to raise alarm on Alberta sovereignty bill
EDMONTON - More than half the candidates in the race to replace Premier Jason Kenney are raising the alarm over a rival's plan to proclaim Alberta would reject federal laws and court decisions deemed ...
Sep 08, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II leaves a lasting impression on Saskatchewan
She is the only Sovereign most of us have known. Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, peacefully at Balmoral Castle on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. "Its fair to say this is a very historic occasion i...
Sep 08, 2022
Banton leads Canada to 82-77 quarterfinal win over Mexico in AmeriCup tournament
RECIFE, Brazil - Toronto Raptors guard Dalano Banton had 16 points and seven rebounds to lift Canada to an 82-77 victory over Mexico on Thursday and into the semifinals of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament...
Sep 08, 2022
Canada's Aaron Brown races to silver and bronze in Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Canada's Marco Arop raced to a silver medal in the men's 800 metres at the Diamond League Final on Thursday. It took a world-leading time for Emmanuel Korir to beat him. The Kenyan Olympic an...
Sep 08, 2022
Toronto Arrows add size, experience in New Zealand forward Micaiah Torrance-Read
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows added size and experience Thursday, signing New Zealand forward Micaiah Torrance-Read for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The six-foot-five, 250-pound lock is currentl...
Sep 08, 2022
The queen's sporting fascination was racing: 'I love horses'
It was a classic and comforting sight on the British sporting calendar, Queen Elizabeth II smiling and waving from inside a horse-drawn carriage leading other members of the royal family in a processi...
Sep 08, 2022