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Only 1.5 per cent of Proline bettors had Taylor winning RBC Canadian Open
TORONTO - Nick Taylor's stunning victory at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday took the vast majority of Proline players by surprise. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., Taylor took just 1...
Jun 14, 2023
Spezza reunited with Dubas after being named Penguins assistant general manager
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Jason Spezza as assistant general manager, reuniting him with hockey operations president Kyle Dubas. The team announced Spezza's addition to the Pengui...
Jun 14, 2023
Quebec judge rejects request from Muslim group to suspend ban on school prayer rooms
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied a request to suspend the province's ban on prayer room spaces in public schools. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council o...
Jun 14, 2023
House, Senate vote to give Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza honorary citizenship
OTTAWA - Parliament is bestowing honorary Canadian citizenship on jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza. The Senate voted Tuesday night to recognize the prominent Russian journalist and...
Jun 14, 2023
Casket of Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is brought to cathedral for his funeral
MILAN (AP) - Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan's Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning, as his legacy - positive or negative - was being hotly debated amon...
Jun 14, 2023
Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend as part of the Biden administration's push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing and ke...
Jun 14, 2023
Canada's Brown building on past year's late-season success with further confidence
Aaron Brown's strong finish last season made him reconsider possibilities for himself on bigger stages. "I ended my season on a really high note and had the most successful Diamond League finals in my...
Jun 14, 2023
Greece: 32 migrants dead, more than 100 rescued after fishing vessel capsizes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - At least 32 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday. A large search and r...
Jun 14, 2023
In The News for June 14 : More help on the way for crews battling Canada's wildfires
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 14, 2023
Wildlife unseen casualty as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife. Spring fires, such a...
Jun 14, 2023