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Safe Conduct holds off Riptide Rock to win the 162nd Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Safe Conduct has won the 162nd running of the $1-million Queen's Plate. A photo finish determined Safe Conduct, the 3-1 favourite, held off a late charge from Riptide Rock down the stretch t...
Aug 22, 2021
219 new COVID-19 cases reported in the province
Saskatchewan reported 219 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking the second time this week that cases eclipsed the 200 case mark. That gives the province 1,162 new cases this week, the highest weekly t...
Aug 22, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays lose 5-3 to Detroit Tigers after extra innings
TORONTO - A ninth-inning throwing error from Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien gave the Detroit Tigers enough life to score an extra-inning victory and an added reason to celebrate Miguel Cabrera...
Aug 22, 2021
Trudeau heads east to Atlantic Canada to start second week of federal campaign
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has touched down on the East Coast, trying to shore up support for his party after losing seats in the last election two years ago. The Liberals swept t...
Aug 22, 2021
Leaders fan out across the country for seventh day of federal election campaign
TORONTO - The main party leaders are fanned out across the country as the federal election campaign enters its seventh day. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is on the East Coast, with stops scheduled in ...
Aug 22, 2021
Leaders fan out across the country for seventh day of federal election campaign
TORONTO - The main party leaders are fanned out across the country as the federal election campaign enters its seventh day. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is on the East Coast, with stops scheduled in ...
Aug 22, 2021
Ministers defend evacuation efforts in Afghanistan amid dire security challenges
OTTAWA - Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa ...
Aug 22, 2021
Erin O'Toole says he backs safe injection sites, but recovery is key to opioid crisis
VANCOUVER - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole announced Sunday he will approach Canada's opioid epidemic as an "urgent health crisis" rather than a criminal scourge, and that he would continue ...
Aug 22, 2021
Record-breaking heat wave hits Quebec for the second time in August
MONTREAL - A heat wave that has broken temperature records in parts of Quebec over the weekend is expected to reach some new historic highs today. Environment Canada has issued another heat warning, s...
Aug 22, 2021
NDP Leader Singh says election timing may have impeded Afghanistan response
TORONTO - The timing of the current federal election may have impeded a prompt and adequate Canadian response to the crisis in Afghanistan, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Sunday as he paid tribute to a...
Aug 22, 2021