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U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Monday and said they instead will focus on trying to host the 2031 ...
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Four players on Toronto Blue Jays injured list inch toward recovery
TORONTO - Four players on the Toronto Blue Jays' injured list are making progress in their recovery. Gold Glove-winning centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier hit in the batting cage before Toronto hosted the...
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Québec solidaire party co-spokesperson resigns only months into the job
QUEBEC - The co-spokesperson of Quebec's second-largest opposition party has resigned only months into the job. milise Lessard-Therrien says the four months she spent as the public face of Qubec solid...
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Bowness says Jets must step up in front of Vezina nominee Hellebuyck
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck's coach and teammates believe he deserves the Vzina Trophy he was nominated for on Monday. They also know their elite goaltender deserves more help in front of him if the ...
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Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
OTTAWA - Legislation to create new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of th...
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Four impaired drivers apprehended Saturday night in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it was a busy night for traffic enforcement.The LPS, with assistance from the Alberta Sheriffs, conducted targeted traffic enforcement between...
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Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke
OTTAWA - India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Conservative Lea...
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Ottawa man who lauded Hamas pleads guilty to breaking bail conditions
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking a judge to consider an Ottawa man's pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest to be an aggravating factor in sentencing for breaching the bail conditions of an unrelated cha...
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Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment las...
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Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has hybrid Tommy John surgery
Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has had hybrid Tommy John surgery. The ligament replacement and internal-brace procedure on his left elbow will likely take 12 to 18 months to heal...
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