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Column: Youth movement can make LIV Golf look appealing
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Players willing to leave the PGA Tour for riches only Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund can provide is a movement Rory McIlroy refers to as the "easy way out." Maybe that's t...
Jun 21, 2022
Naomi Osaka, LeBron James team up for entertainment venture
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James and Naomi Osaka are becoming teammates in the entertainment world. Tennis star Osaka and her agent and business partner, Stuart Duguid, are forming a media company call...
Jun 21, 2022
Serena Williams wins 1st match of comeback after year away
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - As "What A Feeling" boomed around Devonshire Park, Serena Williams strode onto center court at Eastbourne to a standing ovation for her first competitive tennis match in nea...
Jun 21, 2022
Whitecaps, York United set to clash in Canadian Championship semi finals
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini says his Vancouver Whitecaps are on the cusp of playing their biggest game so far this year. The 'Caps are set to host York United on Wednesday in the semifinal of the Canadi...
Jun 21, 2022
South Dakota attorney general convicted in impeachment trial
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in an impeachment trial over a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian. The conviction triggers...
Jun 21, 2022
Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar declared winner in Texas recount
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar as the winner Tuesday of his primary race against progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, who had trailed by fewer th...
Jun 21, 2022
Winnipeg police say remains in landfill are those of Rebecca Contois
WINNIPEG - Remains found in a landfill have been identified as those of Rebecca Contois, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman, police said Tuesday. "Rebecca's family has been notified and the homicide unit ...
Jun 21, 2022
Online-streaming bill passes third reading in House of Commons, heads to Senate
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's online-streaming bill, which has been the subject of fierce debate among members of Parliament, is now headed to the Senate. Bill C-11 passed third reading in the Hou...
Jun 21, 2022
Russia's misinformation campaign failing, say Canadian general, EU and NATO officials
OTTAWA - Russian attempts to sell false narratives in the West about the invasion of Ukraine are failing, say a Canadian general and senior NATO and European officials. At a security conference in Ott...
Jun 21, 2022
Justin Trudeau to attend international meetings in Rwanda, Germany, Spain
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave for a 10-day international trip this evening, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict expected to be a major focus. He will first fly to Kigali, Rwanda,...
Jun 21, 2022