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AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes
VANCOUVER - It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering Vancouver and the issue of leadership still hasn't been solved. Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resolu...
Jul 07, 2022
Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months a...
Jul 07, 2022
Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months a...
Jul 07, 2022
Plenty of uncertainty as coy Canadiens prepare to make top pick at NHL draft
MONTREAL - Kent Hughes has yet to decide on the first pick at the 2022 NHL draft. The prospects in the running, meanwhile, have no clue if they'll be selected No. 1. There's plenty of intrigue heading...
Jul 06, 2022
Montreal Alouettes fire head coach Khari Jones, defensive co-ordinator Barron Miles
MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia is returning to the CFL sidelines. The Montreal Alouettes GM assumed interim head-coaching duties with the CFL club Wednesday after the club fired head coach Khari Jones and ...
Jul 06, 2022
Chapman, Bichette HR; Jays edge A's 2-1 to snap 6-game skid
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Wednesday to snap a five-game losing streak....
Jul 06, 2022
Canadian swimmer says she was drugged at world championships
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged on the final day of the world aquatics championships and suffered a rib sprain and a concussion. Harvey said in an Instagram post that there is...
Jul 06, 2022
Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader
VANCOUVER - The national youth council co-chair for the Assembly of First Nations says politics and squabbling around leadership are getting in the way of Indigenous topics that matter most. Rosalie L...
Jul 06, 2022
B.C. government commits $500,000 to safe sport
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government is pumping $500,000 into its safe sport program amid numerous reports of abuse and maltreatment in Canadian sport. Melanie Mark, B.C.'s minister of tourism, arts, c...
Jul 06, 2022
Former NHL defenceman Bryan Marchment dies at 53
MONTREAL - Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment died unexpectedly Wednesday in Montreal, his agent said. He was 53. Longtime agent Rick Curran confirmed Marchment's death to The Associated Press. Mar...
Jul 06, 2022