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Commissioner Stewart Johnston wanted a new TV deal in place before the start of the 2026 CFL season. On Thursday, the former TSN executive delivered the league’s biggest broadcast agreement ever. The league announced it has signed a six-year extension with Bell Media, the parent company of TSN, to remain …
Read More »Sporadic attacks reported in Iran, Gulf countries hours after Trump announces ceasefire
Relief over a truce between the United States and Iran gave way on Wednesday to alarm that fighting was still raging across the region, as Israel launched its biggest attacks yet on Lebanon, and Iran struck Gulf neighbours’ oil facilities. World financial markets rose after U.S. President Donald Trump announced …
Read More »Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years for killing woman who reported prowler in her home
A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home in July 2024. Sean Grayson, who is white, was convicted in October of second-degree murder in …
Read More »Multiple victims reported in shooting at Minnesota school and church
At least five children were injured in a shooting Wednesday during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities and a hospital said. Gov. Tim Walz called the violence “horrific.” Minneapolis city officials said the shooter had been “contained” after the gunfire at Annunciation Catholic School and there …
Read More »About 150 reported dead as major earthquake jolts Myanmar, Thailand
A powerful earthquake centred in Myanmar rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing more than 140 people in that country, according to state media, and toppling buildings across a wide area. The quake also hit Thailand, where rescuers in the capital, Bangkok, were searching in the rubble of a tower block …
Read More »LAPD says Hannah Kobayashi found safe, a month after family reported her missing
Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said Wednesday. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles. She missed her connecting flight and planned to explore the city the next day. But subsequent text …
Read More »Phoney bomb threats reported on Election Day in 5 U.S. battleground states
Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in five U.S. battleground states — Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — as election day voting was underway, the FBI said on Tuesday. “None of the threats have been determined to …
Read More »Israel says drone launched toward PM’s house; dozens reported killed in strikes on Gaza
The Israeli government said a drone was launched toward the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as Iran’s supreme leader vowed that Hamas would continue its fight against Israel following the killing of the mastermind of last year’s deadly Oct. 7 attack. Sirens wailed Saturday morning in Israel, warning …
Read More »First human rabies case reported in Ontario after almost 60 years
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health officials in Ontario are scrambling after the first human case of rabies was reported in the province for almost 60 years. The case was confirmed on Friday by Brant County Health Unit, located west of Hamilton, which said it believed the …
Read More »Mild earthquake rattles three Quebec cities, no damage reported
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2024 1:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 4.6 magnitude earthquake rumbled through parts of Quebec early Sunday morning. Natural Resources Canada says the quake struck at 5:43 a.m., and was “lightly felt” in Drummondville, Trois-Rivières and …
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