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Di Stasio, Dhesi lead Canada's wrestling team into Olympic Games
TORONTO - World champion Justina Di Stasio and veteran Amar Dhesi will lead Canada's wrestling team into the Olympic Games in Paris. Ana Godinez Gonzalez of Burnaby, B.C., Montreal's Alex Moore, Linda...
May 28, 2024
CF Montreal look to raise their standard against D.C. United
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's 0-0 draw Saturday against Nashville SC wasn't celebrated with confetti and streamers, but the team's soul-searching amid a difficult stretch appears to be over. The challenge ...
May 28, 2024
'Let’s call it for what it is': Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Todd Doherty says the federal government is offering "false hope" to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications. T...
May 28, 2024
Blue Jackets hire Waddell as president of hockey ops and GM, with Davidson shifting to advisory role
The Columbus Blue Jackets named Don Waddell as their general manager and president of hockey operations on Tuesday, bringing in an experienced NHL executive to try to help turn around the franchise. W...
May 28, 2024
Could a Senate bill cause age verification laws to apply to Netflix? Experts say yes
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy czar and a government official warn that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from "sexually explicit material" online could apply to streaming services such as Netflix. P...
May 28, 2024
Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party's official convention in Chicago in August - a ma...
May 28, 2024
New coach Sheldon Keefe embraces Stanley Cup expectations with the Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Driving past the Prudential Center for a news conference at which he would be introduced at the New Jersey Devils coach, Sheldon Keefe noticed a statue of Hall of Fame goaltender M...
May 28, 2024
New Canadian women's pro soccer league to be called Northern Super League
TORONTO - The idea of a Canadian women's professional league was simple, albeit rife with challenges. Including coming up with the right name. On Tuesday, Project 8 turned into the Northern Super Leag...
May 28, 2024
Vancouver Island man charged with child luring and making sexual abuse material: RCMP
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a man from Vancouver Island has been arrested and charged with child exploitation offences following a tip from American authorities. RCMP say in a stat...
May 28, 2024
Casper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka advance to the second round of the French Open
PARIS (AP) - Two-time finalist Casper Ruud began his French Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win against Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday. "I think I am having a pretty good clay season," the No. 7 seed said...
May 28, 2024