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CTV News - Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:56 AM
     The sights and sounds of the Caribbean will take over Toronto's west end today for the annual Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade.

CTV News - Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:24 AM
     The driver of a motorcycle has been pronounced dead after colliding with a vehicle early Saturday morning.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:39 AM
     Since COVID-19 is still relatively new, we don't have the population immunity built up that we do for flu and RSV, which have been around for a long time, said Razak, who is also an internal medicine specialist at St. Michael's Hospital.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:53 AM
     The father of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of an Olympic row over whether athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) should compete as women, said she had honoured his family, calling attacks against her immoral.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:20 AM
     Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposed to debate Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on Sept. 4, and the Harris campaign responded saying Trump is trying to back out of a debate that had been set to run on ABC.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:05 AM
     A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that would transform weather and climate.

CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:00 AM
     Dementia risk rose by 14 per cent when people ate about one ounce of processed red meat a day — the equivalent of slightly less than two three-ounce servings a week — compared with people who only ate about three servings a month, a preliminary new study found.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 12:00 PM
     Canada's women's eight rowing team may not have defended its Olympic title, but it pulled together when it mattered most and came away with a silver medal.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:58 AM
     Lytton was the hottest spot in B.C. — and Canada — on Friday as the mercury reached 40.3 C. Scorching weather is expected to continue across the province.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:54 AM
     A jury returned a verdict of not guilty late Friday for two men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:33 AM
     Canadian vaulters have landed in sixth and eighth at the women's artistic gymnastics vault final at the Paris Olympics.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:34 AM
     CBC's Paris 2024 Streaming and TV Schedule for Sunday. Aug. 4, 2024

Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:31 AM
     Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19, which is rising in Canada, health experts say.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:10 AM
     Bridget Carleton and her teammates know their Olympic journey isn't over.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:56 AM
     Damian Warner's hopes of repeating as Olympic decathlon champion are over.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:36 AM
     The Canadian men's and women's medley relay teams advanced to the swim finals at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Saturday, August 3, 2024 6:05 AM
     Canada fell to Uzbekistan in the mixed-team judo elimination round of 16 on Saturday.

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:39 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she has taken over the top of the party's ticket heading into the November presidential election. It may be another story when it comes to a running mate. As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly have emerged […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:34 AM
     It's hard to know what the Trudeau government was thinking two years ago when it dramatically increased its immigration targets given the added pressure this has put on three issues it says are priorities — housing affordability, improving healthcare and reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to power in 2015, […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:12 AM
     Senseless murders and Florida often go hand-in-hand. Violent, depraved, callous, and frequently sprinkled with shocking levels of cruelty. During nine months in 2007, evil lurked at the trendy Town Center in Boca Raton. Murder and the mall coupled up for horror. Now, a Swedish documentary team claims they know the killer's identity in the long-unsolved […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:53 AM
     The Toronto Sun takes you straight to the heart of the action. Whether it's local news, provincial and national politics, or the worlds of celebrity and sports, we have you covered. Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:45 AM
     MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaida's East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio station that its fighters carried out the attack. Police spokesperson Maj. Abdifatah Adan Hassan […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:43 AM
     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A third set of remains with a gunshot wound has been found at Tulsa cemetery in the search for graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, according to a state official. The remains are one of three sets exhumed so far during the latest search and were found in […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:38 AM
     Next Thursday, Boeing will welcome a new CEO. Boeing's board of directors dispensed with its mandatory retirement age for Kelly Ortberg, an aerospace executive joining the organization at the age of 64. Boeing is one of several companies of late doing away with mandatory retirement policies for CEOs. According to a recent feature in Fortune […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:29 AM
     BERLIN (AP) — Twenty-two people were injured by an explosion in the paddock area of Germany's famous Nuerbergring racetrack, police said Saturday. Police said the accident, which they believe was caused by the explosion of a compressed air canister on Friday night, injured one person severely, three seriously and the others slightly, German news agency […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:18 AM
     BEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 38 from the partial collapse of a highway bridge that plunged two dozen vehicles into a rushing river two weeks ago, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported Friday evening, while a separate tunnel collapse and landslides in southwestern Sichuan province in the early morning Saturday have killed […]

Toronto Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:16 AM
     LONDON (AP) — Police across the U.K. are bracing for more violence Saturday following another night of rioting by far-right protesters that saw four officers hospitalized during a tense stand-off outside a mosque in the city of Sunderland northeast England. During the violent disorder on Friday evening, protesters tossed beer barrels, fire extinguishers and rocks […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:40 AM
     DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Two men claiming to be Russian nationals and saying they were taken captive in Niger by militants linked to al-Qaida appeared in a video published on a media platform affiliated to the extremist group. The video, which appeared on the az-Zallaqa platform on Friday night, showed two men who said they […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:28 AM
     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A third set of remains with a gunshot wound has been found at Tulsa cemetery in the search for graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, according to a state official. The remains are one of three sets exhumed so far during the latest search and were found in […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:13 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she has taken over the top of the party's ticket heading into the November presidential election. It may be another story when it comes to a running mate. As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly have emerged […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:08 AM
     MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized, forecasters said Saturday, and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida's Gulf Coast. The storm strengthened into a tropical depression late Friday, and is expected to become a tropical storm by Saturday night, once it has maximum […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:43 AM
     OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett 's company recorded a $47 billion gain on stock sales during the second quarter as he slashed Berkshire Hathaway's massive Apple stake, but a drop in the paper value of its remaining investments drug down earnings despite improvements in the myriad companies it owns. Selling off a big […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:01 AM
     TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported Saturday. The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a seven-kilogram (about […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:00 AM
     WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — B.C.'s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that doesn't take debris down the river. However, both Ma and the B.C. River Forecast Centre say they're planning for the worst-case scenario if the dam bursts and sends water […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:53 AM
     One of Canada's best bets for Olympic gold is out of medal contention after a stunning result. Decathlete Damian Warner didn't record a height in the pole vault, faulting on all three attempts at 4.60 metres in the eighth event of the competition on Saturday in Paris. The Canadian was second in the overall standings […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:50 AM
     DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people protested peacefully in Bangladesh's capital Saturday to demand justice for more than 200 students and others killed during protests last month, but violence was reported at similar events elsewhere in the country. The protesters chanted anti-government slogans and demanded the resignation of the prime minister as the wave […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:30 AM
     Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19.  "I thought, 'Really? It's summer,'" the marketing and communications professional said in an interview from St. Catharines, Ont.   About a week later while camping, Robin woke up with a sore throat and felt achy […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:23 AM
     It'll be a battle of the last two Olympic champions when Canada takes on Germany in this weekend's quarterfinals of the women's soccer tournament at Paris 2024.  The Germans won their fourth Olympic medal when they struck gold at Rio 2016, while the Canadians changed the colour of their medal by taking the gold at […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:22 AM
     MOSCOW (AP) — A total of 10 people died after an apartment block in Russia's Ural Mountains partially collapsed following a gas explosion earlier this week, Russia's Emergency Ministry said on Saturday, announcing the completion of a search and rescue operation after two days. Five of those killed were children, the ministry said. Another 15 […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:16 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars. The added training will begin in October and comes as the Army tries to reverse years of dismal recruiting […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:08 AM
     BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The toll of damage from recent flooding in Vermont exceeds $6 million, and the state is asking the federal government for help, officials said. Vermont residents dealt with heavy flooding that damaged homes and infrastructure earlier this week and came on the heels of wider flooding in the state. Republican Gov. […]

CityNews Toronto Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:05 AM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the November election and he feels "exhilarated and gratified" by the surge of enthusiasm with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the party's ticket. Schumer, who played a pivotal role in talking privately with President Joe Biden […]

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:42 AM
     One person is under arrest and another in hospital after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle near Midtown. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:14 AM
     You can watch the parade on CP24, CP24.com and the CP24 app beginning at 11 a.m.. There will also be a live stream available on CP24's YouTube page.

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:07 AM
     Thousands of people are expected to perform in the event, with big crowds expected to line the route. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:56 AM
     The deadly crash between a motorcycle and vehicle took place around 1:30 this morning. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:50 AM
     Investigators say shots were fired just after 2AM near Cherry and Polson streets. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...

G-Alt cp24.com Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:06 AM
     Best of CP24 Breakfast for the week of August 2nd, 2024. Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/Cp24TorontoBreakingNews ...

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:58 AM
     Police say two motorcycles were seen traveling at high speeds before a collision late Friday led to the death of two drivers. The crash occurred shortly before midnight on Highway 416 south, at the Highway 417 split. "Both motorcycles were seen travelling at high rates of speed prior to the collision," provincial police said in […]

Ottawa Citizen Saturday, August 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     Saturday, Aug. 3: Proposals to change up Bank Street south of the Queensway don't impress this reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Windsor Star Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:39 AM
     Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be in town next week as the keynote speaker for the Jewish National Fund of Windsor's sold-out Negev Dinner.  "It took us about six months to secure a contract with Prime Minister Harper as the keynote speaker and we're absolutely thrilled," said Al Teshuba, co-chair of the 2024 Negev […]

Windsor Star Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:33 AM
     The University of Windsor has been forced to back down — at least temporarily — on its decision to terminate six staff members connected to the University Players theatre program. Due to a condition in the collective agreement between one of its unions and the university, the employer is required to explore alternative solutions before […]

Ottawa Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Readers offer their opinions on Saskatchewan Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre and the carbon tax case and a 'foul' situation at a Saskatoon pool.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Indigenous people in Saskatchewan and elsewhere used controlled burns to limit the damage from forest fires, but they are now burning hotter and pose danger.

Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Saskatoon's crime severity index last year was nearly identical to the index when Mayor Charlie Clark was elected in 2016 despite perceptions of rising crime.

Regina Leader-Post Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:06 AM
     'Even if the weather improves, Saskatchewan deserves a comprehensive strategy for handling our water resources,' writes Ian Brown.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:48 AM
     The driver, a man in his 30s, got a $2,430 ticket, 30 demerit points and his licence was suspended for seven days.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:01 AM
     Only vehicles were damaged by the fire, police said, though that damage was serious. No one was injured.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:00 AM
     If you're an adult who didn't already have one, you can't get one, even if you would be eligible.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:25 AM
     We arrived at Osheaga in the early afternoon: two moms, a ruthless heat wave and the biggest Melanie Martinez fans at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:10 AM
     Montreal improved to 7-1, equalling a franchise record with its seventh consecutive road victory.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Efforts in Paris to clean up the Seine for Olympic swimming events should inspire more investment in Montreal's urban waterways, expert says.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 6:00 AM
     If you want climate control, head to the Pink Pony Club.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 6:00 AM
     Obsessing about sports we would otherwise never pay attention to is a welcome break from politics.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 6:00 AM
     Mark Cregan's Fermented Kimchi sparked the gullets of Hugh Jackman, a.k.a. the Wolverine, and Ryan Reynolds, a.k.a. Deadpool, on an episode of Hot Ones on YouTube.

Montreal Gazette Saturday, August 3, 2024 5:00 AM
     It won't eliminate reckless cycling, but it would certainly improve an untenable situation as bikes and cars constantly jockey for position in Montreal.

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 3, 2024 9:05 AM
     Iggy Included By Deborah Kerbel, Cover Illustration By Trevor Keen (Scholastic Canada Ltd.)  For the Coopersmiths, winning a big, beautiful home in the country was a dream come true. However, they never imagined that it was going to take a lot of renovating, and that it also came with an extra tenant, Iggy the dog. […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     For the past month, Calgarians have been asked to "live with less" from the city's water infrastructure as crews worked around the clock to restore this essential service. There are now arguments coming out that we need to ask this council to get its priorities back on the basics, and we should hold off on […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 3, 2024 8:00 AM
     Two reports recently commissioned by the Alberta government — the Deloitte report and the Conference Board of Canada report — predict significant economic damage from the application of the proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap, including prospects for production cuts. I believe the Alberta government's final conclusions may be more nuanced, however. In January […]

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:00 AM
     Over the years, long-time Herald researcher/librarian Norma Marr prepared a feature called The H Files, in which she looked back at a variety of Calgary news events. Here are a few of her instalments.      

Calgary Herald Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:00 AM
     Oilsands operators continue to crank up production in 2024, filling pipelines and fuelling plans to add transportation capacity out of Western Canada in the coming years. Pipeline giant Enbridge reported Friday that its Mainline system, which moves crude oil to Eastern Canada and into the U.S. Midwest., shipped an average of 3.1 million barrels a […]

Calgary Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:01 AM
     This has to stop, now This ongoing financial fiasco over the truncated Green Line is clearly out of control and it is becoming increasingly apparent that the current mayor and council do not have the ability or sensibility to put this LRT line to nowhere on ice, immediately. Spending $6.3 billion on a 7 stop […]

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:56 AM
     The province issued an emergency alert late Friday, warning people anywhere on the Chilcotin River or along its banks between the Hanceville Bridge and the Fraser River to evacuate immediately.

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:00 AM
     It's officially known as British Columbia Day, and is held the first Monday in August.

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:00 AM
     See the B.C. wineries that won at the 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:00 AM
     Photographer Philip Timms arrived in Vancouver in 1898 and documented the city during one of its greatest booms just before the First World War.

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:00 AM
     In the summer of 2008,  Simon Paradis suffered a fall from a scaffolding onto stone tile, damaging his brain and spinal cord. Since then he has lived with chronic pain

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:00 AM
     A Vancouver woman was just arrested in Brisbane, Australia, with 14 kg of meth — after arriving via Fiji.

Vancouver Sun Saturday, August 3, 2024 11:00 AM
     Tribunal's legal interpretation was flawed because it treated the airline's 72-hour lockout notice as a "labour disruption," even though the strike never happened