IOC defends two female boxers over gender eligibility outcryNewsDuration 2:15The IOC is defending two female boxers at the heart of an ongoing gender controversy. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif were previously disqualified from a tournament after reportedly failing a gender eligibility test, but the IOC says both meet Olympic criteria to compete in Paris.

residents, the provincial government and First Nations are bracing for a possible deluge of water after a massive landslide dammed the Chilcotin River in B.C.’s Cariboo region. government and First Nations prepare for water to surge through a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River, officials are warning of unpredictable water conditions along the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers. Ma says the impacts downstream could still be significant depending on the distribution of the overtopping flow, and people along the Chilcotin and the connecting Fraser River may need to leave the area. residents to stay away from the Chilcotin and Fraser riverbanks and to refrain from boating on these bodies of water. That day, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) ordered evacuations over 107 square kilometres along the Chilcotin River, stretching from where it met the Fraser River to near Hanceville, B.C.

Federal cabinet minister and Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser announced in Halifax Friday that the two countries have negotiated a Technology Safeguards Agreement, which would allow the use of U.S. space launch technology, expertise and data for space launches in Canada. Maritime Launch has a 40-year lease for about 135 hectares of provincial Crown land, where it intends to build its launch pad. Matier said Maritime Launch is now developing a launch pad that it will lease to clients who bring their own rockets. Members of the group Action Against the Canso Spaceport hold placards that read "We say no to the Canso spaceport." ABOUT THE AUTHOR Taryn Grant (new window) · CBC News · Reporter Taryn Grant covers daily news for CBC Nova Scotia, with a particular interest in housing and homelessness, education, and health care.

Are we too dependent on Microsoft? NewsDuration 12:15After two major outages in as many weeks — including the CrowdStrike crash — alarm bells are ringing about the world's overreliance on Microsoft. Andrew Chang breaks down what happened, who's to blame and digs into just how much of our lives are connected to Microsoft.

Morozovsk air base in Rostov Oblast, Russia hit by missile strike tonight, detonating what appears to be an ammo depot with multiple secondary explosions visible including a multi-story building in Oryol, Russia,x ⚡🇺🇦💥🔥"Ammunition depots explode"In the Rostov region of Russia, an explosion and repeated detonations of an ammunition depot at the Morozovsk air base are recorded as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack. "There was a missile attack on Sevastopol overnight, coinciding with flights by ex-Dutch F-16BMs from the new NATO Joint Air Base in Romania. Russian forces can also equip the UGV with EW systems, machine guns, or mine-clearing equipment. Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City. A delegation of Kremlin officials visited occupied Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts on August 2 to highlight Russian efforts to integrate occupied Ukraine into the Russian Federation.

And last week the official Olympics broadcaster had to warn camera operators (new window) not to film or frame female athletes in sexist ways. WATCH | The journey to gender equity at the Olympics:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. WATCH: The taboo of periods in sports:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.

The Paris Olympics continue to operate normally — spectators gather in the stands, and athletes congregate freely at mealtime. Some athletes compete, others withdrawMore than a dozen athletes in Paris have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, including British swimmer Adam Peaty, who tested positive on Sunday evening after winning silver in the 100m breaststroke, the Guardian reported Tuesday. Another swimmer, Australia's Lani Pallister, withdrew from the 1500m freestyle on Tuesday after a positive COVID test. German decathlete Manuel Eitel made a statement on Instagram about withdrawing from the Paris Olympics due to a COVID infection. WATCH | What COVID symptoms look like in 2024: Is COVID still a threat?

I have made my frustrations with the mainstream media well known in my diaries, comments, and just about anywhere else someone will listen to me. That is why so much of what we see in mainstream media does less to inform us, so much as trigger us. The shortcomings of mainstream media are not new, mind you. The point I make with the history lesson is this:The mainstream media being the way it is today is nothing new. It is a dog whistle for the mainstream media to sell over and over again, spreading the Trumpian vision.

These are just some of the Canadians who will be running the Paris 2024 Marathon Pour Tous or Marathon For All, the first-ever Olympic event open to the general public. WATCH | This Chinese courier is running the Marathon Pour Tous:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.

Iroqrafts, founded in 1959 by Buck and Bunny Spittal, still has no website but has grown substantially from its original one-room plywood shop on Oneida Road. William Guy (Buck) Spittal was a white man from London, Ont., who lived on the reserve. His wife Myra (Bunny) Spittal was Cayuga from Six Nations. Beloved in the community, Buck had an entrepreneurial spirit and saw a need in the community. Myra (Bunny) and William (Buck) Spittal with their children Alsea, Nyundio and Nandell (in the cradleboard).

Emergency officials said earlier in the day that flash floods are "imminent" and could happen within 24 or 48 hours. River Forecast Centre issued a flood warning for the Chilcotin River upstream of the landslide. It's also issued a flood watch for the Fraser River, from where it meets the Chilcotin River downstream to Hope, B.C. Ma asked residents to stay away from the banks of the Chilcotin River from Hanceville to the Fraser River and anywhere on or along the Fraser River from the Chilcotin River to Hope. Ma told reporters while evacuation orders do not affect many people at this time, an evacuation centre has been set up in Williams Lake.

Canadian-U.S. citizen Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich have been released from a Russian prison in an international swap deal, U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday. Russian-U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza were the other two prisoners also released to the U.S. in the exchange. The conclusion of his swift and secretive trial in the country's highly politicized legal system perhaps cleared the way for a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Biden acknowledged that Germany made significant concessions to achieve the prisoner swap. The exchange was the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War.

After a month of fear and uncertainty, some asylum-seekers staying in a conference centre in Cornwall, Ont. Yesterday [July 30], we saw the first buses leave, either for Niagara or Windsor, leading asylum seekers to an uncertain future. It was heartbreaking to witness, said DEV Centre president Jean-Pierre Poulin in a letter. The DEV centre will now only house 66 asylum seekers until the end of September. The economic impactIn his letter, Poulin said almost half of the asylum seekers are actively working in Cornwall, either full- or part-time.

Landslide blocks river, injures camper near Williams Lake, B.C.,NewsDuration 0:42An overnight landslide in the B.C. Interior trapped one man who had to be rescued, according to video shared from the scene

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