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Quebec cold case murder: Crown tells jury accused admits he killed teenager in 2000
SAGUENAY, Que. – The Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of 19-year-old junior college student Guylaine Potvin nearly 24 years ago now admits to causing her death, a Crown prosecutor said Wednesday. Prosecutor Pierre-Alexandre Bernard made the announcement during his closing arguments in the case against Marc-André Grenon. “The defence will ... Read More »
Ranoic through to quarterfinals in Rotterdam with upset of Bublik
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Canadian veteran Milos Raonic advanced to the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro Open tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 upset of eighth seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Raonic, a former world No. 3 from Thornhill, Ont., scored a key break to go up 3-2 in the second set ... Read More »
Manitoba man who was switched at birth receives Métis citizenship
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba man who was switched at birth more than 60 years ago has received his Métis citizenship. Edward Ambrose received his Manitoba Métis Federation citizenship card in Winnipeg on Tuesday. Ambrose was born in 1955 in a hospital in the community of Arborg, north of Winnipeg, on the same day as another ... Read More »
Canada’s Fraser hopes to finish World Cup season with a flourish on her home halfpipe
CALGARY – Amy Fraser’s halfpipe season has been an exercise in winging it. The 28-year-old freestyle skier from Calgary posted the best results of her career despite weather hurdles. “I’ve got a good wing-it mentality,” Fraser said. “I feel I can go in and be like ‘try your hardest and whatever it’s going to be, ... Read More »
Toronto Argonauts sign running backs Daniel Adeboboye and Ka’Deem Carey
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian running back Daniel Adeboboye to a contract extension Wednesday. The 24-year-old is expected to see more playing time in 2024 with the retirement of veteran Canadian Andrew Harris and American A.J. Ouellette’s departure in free agency to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But the Canadian will certainly face competition in ... Read More »
Maltais, Blondin a speedskating one-two punch for Canada at world championship
CALGARY – Valerie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin decided they were stronger together. Ranked first and second in the world respectively in women’s mass start, Maltais and Blondin give Canada a one-two punch in speedskating’s unpredictable cat-and-mouse event. The two women lead 19 Canadian skaters into the four-day world single distance championships opening Thursday at Calgary’s ... Read More »
Turkey detains 4 as part of a probe into a gold mine landslide that left at least 9 missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Authorities on Wednesday detained four people in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing, Turkish state media reported. The landslide struck the Anagold Madencilik company’s Copler mine in the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. ... Read More »
Spin Master Q4 revenue up 7.9% but toy maker ended the year down from last year
TORONTO – Spin Master Corp. says revenue during its latest quarter, which covered the key holiday season, was up 7.9 per cent from a year earlier, but the company’s revenue for its fiscal 2023 overall were down 5.7 per cent compared with the previous year. The Toronto-based toymaker says its fourth-quarter revenue reached US$502.6 million ... Read More »
Canada’s Fernandez upsets Zheng, advances to Doha quarterfinals
DOHA, Qatar – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 7-5, 6-3 upset of fifth seed Qinwen Zheng of China on Wednesday. Fernandez came back from a 5-3 deficit in the first set, then picked up her third break in four chances in the second set and held the ... Read More »
Rental demand from international students will slow this year, but won’t fall: RBC
OTTAWA – RBC says the recently announced cap on new study permits won’t lead to an outright decrease in demand for rental housing from international students this year. But a new report from the bank about the cap finds the expected increase in rental demand from international students could fall by about 50 per cent ... Read More »
Canada’s women’s water polo team has one last chance to qualify for Paris Olympics
DOHA, Qatar – The Canadian women’s water polo team has one more chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a 10-8 loss to Australia on Wednesday at the world aquatics championships. Canada took a 6-5 lead over the Australians going into the final quarter of the placement round game, but were outscored 5-2 ... Read More »
