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Online bettors set to wager on King's Plate horse race for the first time
TORONTO - Ontario sports bettors will be able to place online wagers on the $1-million King's Plate. Woodbine Entertainment has reached an agreement with bet365 to make horse racing available to Ontar...
Aug 16, 2023
Canadian basketball star Jamal Murray will sit out FIBA World Cup
TORONTO - Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray will not suit up for Canada in the upcoming FIBA World Cup, Canada Basketball announced on Wednesday. Murray, who attended Canada's training camp earlier thi...
Aug 16, 2023
England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women's World Cup final against Spain
SYDNEY (AP) - England moved on to its first Women's World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory over co-host Australia on Wednesday, ending the Matildas captivating run through the tournament. Aust...
Aug 16, 2023
England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women's World Cup final against Spain
SYDNEY (AP) - England moved on to its first Women's World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory Wednesday over co-host Australia, ending the Matildas captivating run through the tournament. Austral...
Aug 16, 2023
In the news today: Feds talk new Canadians and housing, First Nations policing delays
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals say newcomers can help solve housing crisis ... The alarm bells are be...
Aug 16, 2023
Firefighters hoping for rain for 'reprieve' in battling wildfires in Alberta-N.W.T.
FORT SMITH, NWT - Firefighters will be watching the skies over the next couple of days hoping for help from Mother Nature as wildfires along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary continue to forc...
Aug 16, 2023
Montreal researchers join international study of rare disease Friedreich's ataxia
Montreal researchers are joining an international study to learn more about a little-understood genetic disease that is found in Canada, and especially in Quebec and in Acadian regions of the Maritime...
Aug 16, 2023
Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents
OTTAWA - Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly rele...
Aug 16, 2023
B.C. wildlife association reports uptick in heat-related calls, hospital admissions
BURNABY, B.C. - As high temperature records fall across southern British Columbia, a wildlife rescue group is warning of the heat risks for animals. Kimberly Stephens, the hospital manager for the Wil...
Aug 16, 2023
Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 106, as county begins releasing names
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify remains, as Maui County released the first names of people killed in the wildfire...
Aug 15, 2023
