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Diallo wins, Pospisil loses on opening day of qualifying at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo defeated Turkey's Cem Ilkel 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in first-round qualifying play Monday at Wimbledon. Diallo, the world No. 140 from Montreal, will face Matteo Gigante in the ...
Jun 26, 2023
Suspect pleads guilty in attack that killed 5 at Colorado Springs sanctuary for LGBTQ+ community
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub last year has pleaded guilty in the attack. Monday's plea by Anderson Lee A...
Jun 26, 2023
Post-Connor Consolation: Plenty of talent available after Bedard at NHL draft
Connor Bedard and the 2023 NHL draft were mentioned in the same breath long before the phenom played a single shift in junior hockey. The 17-year-old's path to the stage at Bridgestone Arena has been ...
Jun 26, 2023
Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield assistant coach
TORONTO - Struggling Toronto FC has fired Bob Bradley, who doubled as the MLS team's head coach and sporting director. Mike Sorber, assistant coach and technical director, was also relieved of his dut...
Jun 26, 2023
International group of agencies investigates loss of submersible carrying 5 people to the Titanic
An international group of agencies is investigating the loss of the Titan submersible, seeking to determine what caused it to implode while carrying five people to the Titanic. Investigators from the ...
Jun 26, 2023
Israel OK's plans for thousands of new settlement homes. Move defies White House calls for restraint
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's far-right government on Monday approved plans to build thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank - a move that threatened to worsen increasingly strained ...
Jun 26, 2023
Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost power of Black voters
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power. The order follows the court'...
Jun 26, 2023
Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies in worsening overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight against the illicit drug overdose...
Jun 26, 2023
Ensure Line 5 keeps running until reroute completed in 2026, Enbridge asks U.S. judge
WASHINGTON - Enbridge Inc. wants a U.S. judge to confirm that the controversial Line 5 pipeline won't be shut down before it can be rerouted around Indigenous territory. The Calgary company is asking ...
Jun 26, 2023
Left-fielder Daulton Varsho fitting in seamlessly with Blue Jays teammates
TORONTO - All it takes is 30 seconds in Toronto's clubhouse to see that Daulton Varsho has fit right in with the Blue Jays. Sitting in front of his corner locker at Rogers Centre, he can be found quie...
Jun 26, 2023