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Hand of God or pure luck?
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Hand of God or pure luck?

Survivors struggle to balance remembrance with reconciliation on the 30th anniversary of slaughter

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5 mins  |
August 04, 2024
A decathlete's worst nightmare
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A decathlete's worst nightmare

Pole vault disaster brings Warner's quest to repeat as champion to a miserable end

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5 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Elimination hurts, what's next may be worse
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Elimination hurts, what's next may be worse

After everything, it was hard for a lot of the Canadian players to know what to say. What could they say? They were devastated. They were proud.

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4 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Triple play for Canada
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Triple play for Canada

McIntosh collects record third gold, Liendo and Kharun reach podium

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4 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Launch creeping closer for NASA's most powerful rocket
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Launch creeping closer for NASA's most powerful rocket

Program manager says there's a 'great deal of work to do' before astronauts lift off in 2025

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6 mins  |
August 04, 2024
The forgotten dead
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The forgotten dead

From 2021 to 2023, Ontario had 2,908 people whose bodies went unclaimed. But their stories didn't end there

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7 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Taking a trip back into Little Jamaica's rich history
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Taking a trip back into Little Jamaica's rich history

Walking tours bring 1970s Little Jamaica to life, highlighting the lasting musical influence the neighbourhood has had on the city

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4 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Police officers injured in violent unrest
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Police officers injured in violent unrest

Far-right activists clash with anti-racism groups following deadly stabbings

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August 04, 2024
Airstrikes kill militants in West Bank
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Airstrikes kill militants in West Bank

Mossad chief-led Israeli delegation visits Cairo to make progress on long-stalled ceasefire talks

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August 04, 2024
Rival joins rally against disputed vote
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Rival joins rally against disputed vote

Opposition leader comes out of hiding to call for presidential election results to be overturned

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3 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Olympic promises to host cities fall short
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Olympic promises to host cities fall short

The cancellation of Paris Olympic triathlon training events after heavy rain caused pollution in the Seine is a familiar story to Torontonians. After storms caused widespread flooding, many Lake Ontario beaches were unfit for swimming in the following days as bacteria counts were high.

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August 04, 2024
Modelling reveals reduced flood threats
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Modelling reveals reduced flood threats

If landslide bursts, water flows will be similar to spring runoff, officials say

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August 04, 2024
Pretty to look at, but please don't eat it
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Pretty to look at, but please don't eat it

Food growing in downtown Ottawa planters is off limits

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August 04, 2024
Fords' helicopter hopes finally take off
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Fords' helicopter hopes finally take off

Both brothers had long advocated for choppers to help police forces combat crime

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5 mins  |
August 04, 2024
How sport court robbed Canada of Beijing bronze
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How sport court robbed Canada of Beijing bronze

So, Canada gets screwed six ways from Sunday.

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4 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Halfway through and Paris is flying
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Halfway through and Paris is flying

Quietly, joyfully, we have seen an Olympic tradition disappear in Paris. Every Games starts with problems; they’re simply too sprawling, too complex, too difficult. The complaints pile up, scandals arise, workers quit — one Olympic staffer says a third of Paris bus drivers have hived off, incidentally — and the Games can shudder, shake, even almost stall.

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3 mins  |
August 04, 2024
'We're hanging on as survivors'
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'We're hanging on as survivors'

Residents face uncertain future as rental units go on sale in former Artscape building left out of deal

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6 mins  |
August 04, 2024
A SIZZLING CELEBRATION
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A SIZZLING CELEBRATION

Thousands join feathered and bejewelled revellers in searing heat for the 57th annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade

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August 04, 2024
'How a burger joint should be'
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'How a burger joint should be'

Burger's Priest founder opens new spot in an Etobicoke house

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4 mins  |
August 04, 2024
Wildfires knock courses down, not out
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Wildfires knock courses down, not out

By my second year of employment at SCOREGolf, which began in 2003, I had been lucky enough to travel to some awesome spots for writing assignments. Places like Mid-Pines in North Carolina, TPC Sawgrass in Florida and White Witch in Jamaica.

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August 03, 2024
Méthot bounces to bronze
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Méthot bounces to bronze

After missing Tokyo Games due to injury, earning medal in Olympic debut 'means everything'

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August 03, 2024
Porta potty mishap brings payment in loo
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Porta potty mishap brings payment in loo

U.S. runner Ellis glad to have sponsorship deal

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August 03, 2024
Canadians prove to be a doubles threat
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Canadians prove to be a doubles threat

It was a bronze-medal tennis moment that might never have happened had Gabriela Dabrowski given in to the doubts.

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August 03, 2024
A medal falls just out of his reach
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A medal falls just out of his reach

Selemon Barega takes the lead and Moh Ahmed is in his slipstream. But Barega’s Ethiopian compatriots appear to be loping in strategic tandem.

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August 03, 2024
The stubborn streak
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The stubborn streak

Masse first Canadian woman with individual medals in 3 straight Games

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August 03, 2024
In search of Emily Carr's Iconic landscapes
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In search of Emily Carr's Iconic landscapes

Emily Carr's landscapes of coastal B.C., Indigenous villages, sweeping skies and monumental trees helped define modern Canadian art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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August 03, 2024
One NATO country only helps Ukraine inadvertently
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One NATO country only helps Ukraine inadvertently

Slovakia’s defence minister is pushing for a major boost to ammunition production. Yet while his government steadfastly refuses to arm Ukraine, Slovak-made shells are ending up there.

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August 03, 2024
TikTok brings a full-court press against a potential U.S. ban
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TikTok brings a full-court press against a potential U.S. ban

Chinese-owned platform risks losing out on the world's most lucrative advertising market

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August 03, 2024
'We're having five'
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'We're having five'

Inside the blur of this GTA family's first year with quintuplets

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August 03, 2024
When Keanu met China, and they wrote a sci-fi novel
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When Keanu met China, and they wrote a sci-fi novel

China Miéville was Reeves' first choice to adapt his 'BRZRKR' comics

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5 mins  |
August 03, 2024