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Canadian Damian Warner wins gold in decathlon, sets Olympic record
TOKYO - Canadian Damian Warner has won gold and set an Olympic record in the decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. Warner capped off the 10-discipline event with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 metres an...
Aug 05, 2021

Start time of Canada-Sweden women's soccer gold-medal game changed to evening
CHIBA, Japan - Olympic organizers are changing the start time of the women's soccer gold-medal game between Canada and Sweden. A Canada Soccer spokesperson confirms the match will now be played Friday...
Aug 05, 2021

Canada's Lauriane Genest wins bronze medal in women's track cycling keirin event
IZU, Japan - Canada's Lauriane Genest won a bronze medal in the women's keirin track cycling event. It's the first medal for the 23-year-old from Levis, Que., and Canada's first in the velodrome at th...
Aug 05, 2021

Decathlon medal in sight for Warner, senior benefits cut off : In The News for Aug. 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Aug 05, 2021

Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Games
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, hitting a record since the pandemic began as the infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. The additiona...
Aug 05, 2021

Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits
OTTAWA - Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors. The 65-year-old resident of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley d...
Aug 05, 2021

Meng Wanzhou's lawyers claim U.S. is a 'repeat misleader' in her extradition case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer say the United States has acted in bad faith in the extradition process of Meng Wanzhou and the British Columbia Supreme Court should stay proc...
Aug 05, 2021

Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in response to rockets
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel on Thursday escalated its response to rocket attacks this week by launching rare airstrikes on Lebanon, the army said. The army said in a statement that jets struck the ...
Aug 05, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 05, 2021

Fire engulfs Northern California town, leveling businesses
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - California's largest wildfire has leveled much of the downtown and some surrounding homes in a small Northern California mountain community. The Dixie Fire tore through the G...
Aug 04, 2021