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Tennis Canada head Downey announces retirement after Grand Slam, Davis Cup success
TORONTO - Tennis Canada president and chief executive officer Michael Downey announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of the year. Canadian tennis players have enjoyed considerable success during D...
Feb 21, 2023
Biden in Poland says US and allies 'have Ukraine's back'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - President Joe Biden, returning on Tuesday to the Polish castle where he spoke shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, said the war had hardened Western resolve t...
Feb 21, 2023
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruises to win over Canada's Leylah Fernandez in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Canada's Leylah Fernandez in second-round action Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Fernandez, from La...
Feb 21, 2023
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran Canadians Vincent Desjardins, Jake Harty to deals
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed defensive lineman Vincent Desjardins and receiver Jake Harty to one-year deals Tuesday. Both players are Canadians. The six-foot-one, 275-pound Desjardins had ...
Feb 21, 2023
Parliamentary committee looks to expand its study on foreign election interference
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is set to decide whether or not it will expand its current study on foreign election interference to include more details about the 2021 federal election. The meetin...
Feb 21, 2023
Legault pitches English Canada for closure of Roxham Road and transfer of migrants
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is making a pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing used by asylum seekers and for would-be refugees to be transferred outside his province....
Feb 21, 2023
Veteran Canadian linebacker Muamba re-signs with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO, Ohio - Henoc Muamba will help the Toronto Argonauts defend their Grey Cup title. The veteran Canadian linebacker re-signed with the CFL club on Monday. Muamba, 33, became a free agent on Feb....
Feb 21, 2023
Iran sentences alleged US-based militant leader to death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death in Iran, authorities said ...
Feb 21, 2023
Putin gives long-anticipated state-of-the-nation address
Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, a speech many anticipate will set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the Kremlin ...
Feb 21, 2023
Ukraine seeks Canadian help to repair damaged railways : In The News for Feb. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 21, 2023