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Hockey Canada grilled by parliamentarians over alleged sexual assault, settlement
Hockey Canada executives were under fire Monday as parliamentarians grilled the national sport organization over its handling of an alleged sexual assault four years ago that resulted in a settled law...
Jun 20, 2022
Anderson returns for White Sox, Moncada out with injury
CHICAGO (AP) - The sputtering Chicago White Sox got Tim Anderson back on Monday night, returning the dynamic shortstop to the top of their lineup. Anderson was activated from the 10-day injured list a...
Jun 20, 2022
Grant recipients look forward to bringing people into downtown Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The third round of grant funding recipients for the Re-Imagine Downtown Activation project were announced Monday, June 20, 2022 by The City of Lethbridge and Opportunity Lethbridge, w...
Jun 20, 2022
Champion Warriors celebrate fourth title in eight seasons
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - From the moment all those months ago that Klay Thompson uttered "championship or bust" with his team off to an 18-2 start, the Golden State Warriors seemed set to make good on his...
Jun 20, 2022
U.S. Open a reminder of what really matters in golf
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - A week that began with Phil Mickelson speaking without saying hardly anything ended with Matt Fitzpatrick at a momentary loss for words in his proudest moment. The U.S. Open wa...
Jun 20, 2022
International swimming's transgender athlete restrictions make waves in Canada
The world governing body of swimming's exclusion of transgender athletes is creating waves in Canada. FINA adopted Sunday a "gender inclusion policy" that went into effect Monday. Only swimmers who tr...
Jun 20, 2022
Another landslide north of Quebec City 'inevitable,' 187 forced from homes
MONTREAL - The Quebec government was preparing Monday to extend a local state of emergency to a neighbourhood in Saguenay, Que., north of Quebec City, after almost 200 people were recently forced from...
Jun 20, 2022
Wife of WNBA's Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened
WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple's fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected sin...
Jun 20, 2022
Canadians are blazing a trail for female drivers in male-dominated sport
MONTREAL - Demi Chalkias grew up in the country, on the outskirts of Stoufffille, Ont. The family had no cable or internet, but there were plenty of dirt bikes, ATVs and tractors to play with. "I love...
Jun 20, 2022
Saudi crown prince visits Egypt ahead of Biden Mideast trip
CAIRO (AP) - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Cairo on Monday on the first leg of a Middle East tour that comes ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to the region next mo...
Jun 20, 2022