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Riders open 2024 season in Edmonton against Elks
A new era with the Saskatchewan Roughriders officially kicks off Saturday.The Green and White will play its first regular-season game under new head coach Corey Mace and his staff when Saskatchewan ta...
Jun 08, 2024
Canada men set for another tough challenge in second-ranked France in soccer friendly
The leaning curve for Canada under new coach Jesse Marsch continues Sunday, with another potentially hard lesson waiting in the form of second-ranked France. The Marsch era started Thursday with the 4...
Jun 08, 2024
Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final on Saturday. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1 ...
Jun 08, 2024
Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final on Saturday. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1 ...
Jun 08, 2024
Weather system makes for a blustery week in the Battlefords
Having a difficult time staying on the ground? Anyone who has stepped outdoors this past week or looked out the window might have noticed that the weather isn't quite normal. "This is associated with ...
Jun 08, 2024
Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, in the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza...
Jun 08, 2024
Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks
OTTAWA - A lot of Canadians have heard of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, who was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain's North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. Many were e...
Jun 08, 2024
Canada's Morales Williams wins men's 400 metres at NCAA track and field championships
EUGENE - Christopher Morales Williams continued his winning ways at the NCAA track and field championships. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., won the men's 400-metre race on Friday in 44.47 seconds....
Jun 07, 2024
JJ Bleday hits leadoff homer in 9th to give the A's a 2-1 victory the Blue Jays
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - JJ Bleday hit the first pitch of the ninth inning from Chad Green over the right-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday nigh...
Jun 07, 2024
Calgary Stampeders down Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-24 in season-opener for both clubs
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders opened their 2024 CFL season with a 32-24 win Friday over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Veteran Stampeders' kicker Rene Paredes scored 20 points with his foot. The...
Jun 07, 2024