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CEBL roundup: Bandits put an end to Stingers' perfect record with 93-30 win
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Bandits put an end to the Edmonton Stingers' perfect record on Tuesday, outscoring the hosts 26-19 in the final quarter to post a 93-90 Canadian Elite Basketball League victor...
Jun 04, 2024
Canada bumps Cuba 3-1 in Volleyball Nations League
OTTAWA - Canada opened the second week of men's Volleyball Nations League action with a hard-fought victory over Cuba on Tuesday night at TD Place. The 10th-ranked Canadian squad, coached by Tuomas Sa...
Jun 04, 2024
Political newcomer and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy wins Montana Republican Senate primary
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Former Navy SEAL and aerial firefighting business owner Tim Sheehy has won Montana's Republican Senate primary. The political newcomer will face off against three-term Democratic ...
Jun 04, 2024
Kim, Bashaw win New Jersey primaries for Senate seat held by embattled Menendez
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Democratic Rep. Andy Kim won New Jersey's Senate primary Tuesday, putting him in strong position for the general election in the blue-leaning state, though the win comes a day aft...
Jun 04, 2024
Mountcastle hits pair of home runs to power Orioles to 10-1 rout of Blue Jays
TORONTO - Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer in Baltimore's four-run third inning and later added a two-run shot to power the Orioles to a 10-1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday at Rogers C...
Jun 04, 2024
Canada women draw Mexico in final game on home soil before Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Mexico on Tuesday in a physical finale of a two-game women's friendly soccer series. Kadeisha Buchanan opened the scoring for ninth-ranked Canada. Ja...
Jun 04, 2024
Border strike will start Friday afternoon if mediation fails: union
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canadian border workers says they will begin job action Friday afternoon if no deal is reached by then. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it still...
Jun 04, 2024
Andy Kim wins New Jersey Democratic Senate primary for indicted Bob Menendez’s seat
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Democratic Rep. Andy Kim has won New Jersey's Senate primary, putting him in strong position for the general election in the blue-leaning state, though the win comes a day after D...
Jun 04, 2024
Melodie Daoust retires, trading skates for coach's whistle
She was an MVP at the Olympics, an all-star gold-medal "collector" at the worlds and Winter Games, an original member of Montreal's Professional Women's Hockey League roster, and a dream chaser. So it...
Jun 04, 2024
Elenore Sturko's defection to BC Conservatives confuses, disappoints LGBTQ+ advocates
SURREY, B.C. - LGBTQ+ advocates in British Columbia say some in their communities are confused and disappointed by the political defection of legislator Elenore Sturko to the BC Conservatives, whose p...
Jun 04, 2024