New Canadian and U of M Athlete Drowns at Birds Hill
A man who died while swimming at a beach near Winnipeg over the weekend was a former University of Manitoba athlete who became a Canadian citizen earlier this year.
Twenty-two-year-old Jean-Baptiste Ajua was at Bird's Hill Provincial Park on Saturday as part of an outing with a youth choir when he disappeared in the water.
His brother-in-law Roger Habimana says he was on the other side of the beach when Ajua decided to go swimming with a friend, and at one point, Ajua started fighting to stay above water and just kept sinking.
Ajua was originally from Rwanda.
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Motorist Accused of Driving on Sidewalk in Winnipeg
Police in Winnipeg say they've arrested a woman they allege was driving a van on the sidewalk on Saturday afternoon, and that she appeared to be trying to hit pedestrians.
Police also allege the driver verbally threatened a security guard in the area and then drove off.
She was arrested a short time later, and police allege she assaulted two officers.
Twenty-six-year-old Delia Ashley Clarke of God's Lake Narrows faces numerous charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and driving while disqualified.
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CMA Wants Government to Keep Aging Population in Mind for Health Accord Talks
The head of the Canadian Medical Association says the renegotiation of the country's health-care funding agreement with the provinces presents an opportunity to change patients' lives.
Doctor Cindy Forbes says Ottawa must ensure health-care professionals have the resources they need to care for Canada's aging population.
The last health accord expired in 2014 and the previous Conservative government refused to renegotiate it.
The Liberals promised during their election campaign to restart talks.
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Suicide Attack in Turkey Kills Dozens, Including Children
A Turkish official says at least 22 victims of a child suicide bomber who attacked a Kurdish wedding party Saturday night were children under the age of 14.
The attack near Turkey's border with Syria, killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70.
Officials have said it appears to be the work of the Islamic State group.
Authorities are trying to identify the child attacker, who Turkey's president has said was between 12 and 14 years old.
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See You in Tokyo
The Olympic Games are over with 16 days of athletic competition now history in the host Brazilian city of Rio.
Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games last night, extinguishing the Olympic flame and then turning the celebration into a samba dance party.
The closing ceremony saw 16-year-old swimmer Penny Oleksiak of Toronto -- who won four medals in her first Olympics -- given the honour of carrying the Canadian flag.
The next Summer Games are in Tokyo in 2020.
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Millions Watch The Hip
The numbers are in from CBC's broadcast of Saturday night's Tragically Hip concert in the iconic band's hometown of Kingston, Ontario.
The full broadcast averaged just over four-million viewers, tuning in either on TV or via livestreaming.
Citing numbers from pollster Numeris, the CBC says some 11.7-million Canadians tuned in on television, radio and digital at some point during the nearly three-hour broadcast.
It was expected to be the Hip's last concert after frontman Gord Downie revealed earlier this year that he has terminal brain cancer.
