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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
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 04, 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 04, 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
Fire engulfs Northern California town, leveling businesses
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A fast-moving wildfire has engulfed a Northern California town, leveling much of the downtown and several homes. The Dixie Fire tore through the Greenville on Wednesday eveni...
Aug 04, 2021
