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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 19, 2024 5:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has been named the American League Player of the Week. The 28-year-old right-hander went 2-0 last week with a 0.64 earned-run average …
Read More »Science centre staff to host activities at Toronto Zoo and the CNE this week – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 14, 2024 6:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition. It …
Read More »Kamala Harris’s VP pick, unrest in the U.K. and other big stories this week – National
The presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate, Canada’s unemployment rate for July held at 6.4 per cent, and the U.K. saw mass unrest. Here is your look at some of the biggest stories this week. 5:12 Tim Walz: Breaking down Kamala Harris …
Read More »Thousands of Quebec hotel workers could go on 24-hour strike next week – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 1, 2024 3:18 pm Updated August 1, 2024 3:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of hotel workers in Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke, Que., could go on a 24-hour strike next Thursday, according to their union. The …
Read More »2nd oil spill in Montreal’s east end a week after cleanup of another – Montreal
Another investigation is underway in Pointe-aux-Trembles after an oil contamination was detected in the St. Lawrence River, a week after cleanup of another spill in the area wrapped up. In a statement, the province’s Environment Ministry said it was notified of the contamination at the marina on Thursday following heavy …
Read More »Saskatoon police investigate five bear spray incidents in one week
The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is investigating after five bear spray attacks were reported this week, including one on a seven-year-old boy. Police responded to 19th Street West and Avenue C South at 9:50 a.m. on Monday, July 22. According to police, a 24-year-old woman was suffering from the effects …
Read More »Canada’s 1st female defence chief, a U.K. vote and top stories this week – National
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, swept the polls in the United Kingdom this week while Canada is set to get its first female chief of defence staff. And who is Count Binface, the “intergalactic space warrior” who ran against ex-British prime minister Rishi Sunak? Here were some of …
Read More »Winnipeg man arrested for separate sex crimes a week apart – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say a man who was initially arrested after being accused of exposing himself in the Exchange District has also been accused of a sexual assault a week later. Officers patrolling the downtown area on the afternoon of June 10 were …
Read More »National Blood Donor Week highlights need for more donations in Manitoba – Winnipeg
It’s National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says there’s always a need for more donors. According to CBS, roughly half of Canada’s population is eligible to donate blood, but only one-in-81 people actually do. For Winnipeg cancer survivor Ryder Robinson who is just a few days away …
Read More »‘A tiny city:’ Pro-Palestinian McGill campus protesters organize for another week
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 5, 2024 6:45 pm Updated May 5, 2024 6:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus say they’re better organized and …
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