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July 22, 2024

On this day in history, July 22, 1940, iconic game show host Alex Trebek is born in Canada

Game show host Alex Trebek was born on this day in history, July 22, 1940, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. He would begin hosting "Jeopardy!" in 1984, a job he held until his death in 2020.

July 19, 2024

Meet the American who cooked up frozen foods, adventurer and innovator Clarence Birdseye

Prolific inventor Clarence Birdseye, a native of Brooklyn, found inspiration to pioneer frozen food for American consumers in the remote icy wilderness of Labrador, Canada.

July 18, 2024

On this day in history, July 18, 1976, Nadia Comaneci scores perfect 10 at Summer Olympics

Nadia Comaneci made history on this day, July 18, 1976, scoring the first-ever perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history. She won three gold medals during that Olympics.

July 17, 2024

Drake's Toronto mansion floods as city gets more than month's worth of rain in hours

The Toronto mansion of rapper Drake experienced severe flooding, as did many other parts of the city. Toronto received four inches of rain in just a few hours.

July 12, 2024

Teenager falls '30 to 40 feet' from amusement park ride, in critical condition

A teenager is in critical condition after falling up to 40 feet from a swing amusement park ride in Canada Thursday. The extent of her injuries are unknown at this time.

July 11, 2024

Team USA's road to the Olympics begins with exhibition win over Canada

Team USA's road to the Paris Olympic games began with a 86-72 exhibition win over team Canada on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

July 6, 2024

$20M in gold stolen from Canadian airport likely overseas already, police say

Canadian authorities investigating last year's massive gold heist at a Toronto airport believe the vast majority of stolen previous metals have disappeared overseas in India or Dubai.

July 4, 2024

'She-Hulk' star blasts new law requiring parental approval to address students by preferred pronouns: 'Absurd'

"She-Hulk" star Tatiana Maslany criticized a new Canadian law requiring parents to approve of a child's preferred new name and pronouns before being addressed that way at school.

July 2, 2024

'Personal heritage journeys' bring travelers much closer to their family's stories

Travelers looking to go off the beaten path to visit the places where their ancestors lived can do so with the help of genealogy website Ancestry and Kensington Tours, a travel company.

June 26, 2024

Founder of 'Duck Duck Jeep' dies; vehicle community mourns woman who unintentionally started trend

Being a Jeep owner invites you into a community full of unique concepts. There's the classic Jeep wave and there's "Jeep Ducking." The originator of the idea died on June 22, 2024.