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Top Canadians test out the challenging Olympic surfing venue this week in Tahiti
Canada's top surfers are riding the waves in Tahiti this week, testing the waters at Teahupo'o that will host next year's Olympic surfing event. Dom Domic, executive director of Surf Canada, says it d...
Sep 06, 2023
Montreal-area police equip schoolchildren with backpacks that display speed cameras
MONTREAL - Children in Quebec are becoming living speed cameras as a way to get drivers to slow down in school zones. Police in the Montreal area are equipping a handful of schoolchildren with backpac...
Sep 06, 2023
California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at sch...
Sep 06, 2023
Montreal landmark church says people ignited a flare, not a fire, at famous shrine
MONTREAL - A landmark Montreal church is confirming that a group of people ignited a flare - and not a bonfire - on the steps leading to the Catholic shrine on Saturday. Representatives of Saint Josep...
Sep 06, 2023
Lions' Adams Jr. secures top quarterback grade in win over Alouettes
TORONTO - A victory over his former team helped Vernon Adams Jr. earn the top quarterback grade in the CFL's weekly honour roll Wednesday. Adams received a 83.5 grade after leading B.C. past Montreal ...
Sep 06, 2023
Prosecutors in Trump's Georgia election subversion case estimate a trial would take 4 months
ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecut...
Sep 06, 2023
Argos can clinch season series with Montreal and playoff spot with home win
Another week, another chance for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts to clinch a season series with an East Division rival. Toronto (9-1) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (6-5) on Saturday afternoon in t...
Sep 06, 2023
Creighton RCMP use drone to find missing man in wooded area
A missing man is back home safe thanks to new technology being used by RCMP.Around 4 p.m. on Aug. 29, Creighton RCMP received a missing person report after an elderly man disappeared while picking ber...
Sep 06, 2023
Quebec anti-corruption unit arrests former junior college manager on fraud charges
MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police force says a former executive at a junior college north of Montreal has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the student union. The force, known as UPAC, s...
Sep 06, 2023
After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting Grade 11 in Newfoundland this week. He likes playing guitar, he struggles with Shakespeare, and his ideal dinner...
Sep 06, 2023
