Vasek Pospisil has decided to pull out of the Tokyo Games citing “several factors,” the athlete from Vernon City, B.C. announced on Thursday.
Day: July 18, 2021
A question of non-confidence in Annamie Paul’s leadership, originally scheduled to be voted on Tuesday by the Green Party’s federal council, has been cancelled, sources say.
B.C. wildfire crews continued battling more than 300 blazes Sunday morning, with a significant focus on controlling a 5,000-hectare fire near Ashcroft in the province’s central interior. Authorities are also urging residents fleeing smoky skies to leave fully booked hotels to wildfire evacuees.
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, has just concluded a trip to seven First Nations communities in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The first multiple-stop trip since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar claimed a second successive Tour de France title after Sunday’s 21st and final stage. The 22-year-old UAE Emirates rider is the youngest rider to wear the overall leader’s yellow jersey at the end of the race for two years running.