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Burlington welterweight Mike Malott to make UFC debut in April at UFC 273
Canadian welterweight Mike (Proper) Malott will make his UFC debut at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 30-year-old from Burlington, Ont., earned his UFC contract after a 39-second submissi...
Feb 07, 2022
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern: 1...
Feb 07, 2022
US, EU raise alarm over alleged torture by Ugandan forces
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The European Union and the United States are raising alarm over torture allegedly perpetrated by Uganda's security forces, with a prominent writer and government critic saying t...
Feb 07, 2022
Canada surprises with bronze medal in mixed team ski jump
BEIJING - Canada won a surprise bronze medal in the mixed team ski jumping competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Canadian team of Alexandria Loutitt, Matthew Soukup, Abigail Strate and Macke...
Feb 07, 2022
Parrot, McMorris share the podium again, Canada dominates men's snowboard slopestyle
BEIJING - Canada scored another multi-medal day at the Beijing Olympics, and it took just one event to make it happen. Max Parrot won Canada's first gold medal in Beijing with a dominant performance i...
Feb 07, 2022
State of emergency in Ottawa and Canadian gold in Beijing: In The News for Feb. 7
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 Feb. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 07, 2022
Ottawa residents, protesters scheduled to clash in court
OTTAWA - An Ontario court is scheduled to hear arguments in a proposed multi-million-dollar class-action lawsuit by Ottawa residents who want protesters encamped in their downtown to stop honking thei...
Feb 07, 2022
Governments to announce recovery plan for B.C. agriculture industry after floods
VANCOUVER - A recovery package is expected to be announced today for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November. The B.C. and federal agriculture ministers were sch...
Feb 07, 2022
Max Parrot wins gold, Mark McMorris bronze in men's snowboard slopestyle
BEIJING - Canada dominated the men's snowboard slopestyle competition, with Max Parrot winning gold and teammate Mark McMorris claiming bronze. It's the second straight Olympics that Parrot and McMorr...
Feb 06, 2022
Peng Shuai says allegation was "enormous misunderstanding"
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on "an enormous misunderstanding" and she denied having accused a Ch...
Feb 06, 2022