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GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs about Black people in the workplace and sexually haras...
Jul 07, 2022
Toronto Raptors re-sign Canadian centre Boucher to multi-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday that they have re-signed Canadian centre Chris Boucher to a multi-year contract. The move was first reported just after NBA free agency opened on June ...
Jul 07, 2022
How polarization in the U.S. thwarts state-level efforts to toughen red flag laws
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - Monday's deadly mass shooting in Illinois is proof that not even some of the most stringent gun control measures in the U.S. can prevent mass violence. The Giffords Law Center to...
Jul 07, 2022
Oilers announce assistants Manson, Gulutzan will return to Woodcroft's coaching staff
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers say assistant coaches Dave Manson and Glen Gulutzan will return next season as the NHL team shored up its hockey operations staff on Thursday. The Oilers also announced ...
Jul 07, 2022
Wayne Gretzky becomes a minority owner with OHL's Niagara IceDogs
SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. - Wayne Gretzky has become a minority owner in the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara IceDogs. The transfer of the club to majority owner Darren DeDobbelaer was announced Thursday ...
Jul 07, 2022
Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon before semifinal with injury
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. "Unfortunately, as you can imagine, if I am he...
Jul 07, 2022
Whoop-Up Days 2022 to feature traditional Indigenous events
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 2022 edition of Whoop-Up Days in Lethbridge will feature a number of Indigenous events for the first time in the festival's history. On Thursday, July 7, 2022, Lethbridge & Di...
Jul 07, 2022
Lethbridge-East MLA travelling to USA to promote trade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two members of the Government of Alberta are heading south for a few days this month, including one of Lethbridge's MLAs.Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf and Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland ...
Jul 07, 2022
L.A. Kings add Canadian Olympian Manon Rheaume to front-office staff
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have hired former star goaltender Manon Rheaume to a front-office position, furthering the recent trend of women landing high-profile jobs with NHL teams. The Kings...
Jul 07, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Breyer has options as a retiree
WASHINGTON (AP) - Until last week when he swore in Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, his successor on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer had a rigorous, intellectually challenging job with the hig...
Jul 07, 2022