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Accomplished rider Rosa da Silva named 2021 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award recipient
TORONTO - Brazil native and retired rider Eurico Rosa da Silva has been named the 2021 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. The 46-year-old is one of Canadian Thoroughbred racing's most acco...
Aug 01, 2021
"Not a coincidence:" Indigenous leaders praise historic election victories by women
MONTREAL - It's no coincidence that a wave of Indigenous women have won leadership roles previously held only by men, say leaders and advocates. They argue it's a sign of the times that Mandy Gull-Mas...
Aug 01, 2021
P.A. resident pleas for return of ‘irreplaceable’ motorcycle
It's an orange 1974 Suzuki, 185 CC motorcycle - a distinctive bike in its own right, but for Cole Berge it's so much more and he wants it back."My dad gave me the bike when I was 14 and I used to ride...
Aug 01, 2021
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse wins bronze in men's 100 metres
TOKYO - Canada's Andre De Grasse has claimed the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres for the second straight Olympics. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., overcame a rough start and raced to third in...
Aug 01, 2021
Oleksiak makes history with seventh Olympic medal, De Grasse wins 100m bronze
TOKYO - The Canadian women finished their impressive medal haul in the pool - including a record-setting performance from Penny Oleksiak - and Andre De Grasse finally got Canada's men on the board wit...
Aug 01, 2021
Tourists flee as wildfires threaten Turkish beach resorts
ISTANBUL (AP) - Wildfires raged Sunday near Turkey's holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla as the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to eight. Residents and tourists fled...
Aug 01, 2021
Oleksiak makes history with seventh Olympic medal, De Grasse wins 100m bronze
TOKYO - The Canadian women finished their impressive medal haul in the pool - including a record-setting performance from Penny Oleksiak - and Andre De Grasse finally got Canada's men on the board wit...
Aug 01, 2021
For US teen Buddhist lama, it’s faith, school, football
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) - In most ways, Jalue Dorje is a typical American teen - he grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis, loving football, Pokmon and rap music. Yet a few years from now, he's expec...
Aug 01, 2021
Milestone medals in pool, 100-meter dash on tap at Olympics
TOKYO (AP) - Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon earned milestone medals at the Olympic pool before the race to determine the fastest man in the world took center stage. Dressel won two more gold medals on...
Aug 01, 2021
Defence chief's notes reveal debate over due process, optics on Fortin allegation
VANCOUVER - An extraordinary set of handwritten notes by Canada's acting defence chief appear to reveal a behind-the-scenes struggle between due process, political optics and support for the complaina...
Aug 01, 2021
