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Canada rugby 7s women finish fourth in Madrid while men are relegated from HSBC SVNS
MADRID - A dismal season ended in relegation for Canada's rugby sevens men on Sunday, beaten 22-14 by Spain in a win-or-bust match that dropped the loser out of the elite HSNC SVNS circuit. It was a 2...
Jun 02, 2024
Oilers expect Stars to push back in Game 6 of Western Conference final
EDMONTON - In Friday's Western Conference final Game 5 win in Dallas, the Edmonton Oilers played probably their most complete game of the entire season. They held the Stars to just 10 shots through th...
Jun 02, 2024
Canadian, Chinese defence ministers meet in Singapore as tensions rise over Taiwan
OTTAWA - The Canadian and Chinese defence ministers met in Singapore this week, marking the first in-person meeting between those officials in years. Bill Blair sat down with Admiral Dong Jun on Frida...
Jun 02, 2024
Alcaraz defeats Canada's Auger-Aliassime in fourth round at French Open
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime saw his run at the French Open come to an end Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 loss to No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Alcaraz had little trouble from Auger-Ali...
Jun 02, 2024
Canada proves to be the cricket nail to a U.S. hammer in ICC T20 World Cup opener
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup started with a bang in Texas, with the Canadian men playing their part. But Canada eventually proved to be the nail to the U.S. hammer. After the Americans won the toss and...
Jun 02, 2024
WNBA upgrades Chennedy Carter's foul on Caitlin Clark to a flagrant-1
NEW YORK (AP) - The WNBA on Sunday upgraded Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter's foul against Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark to a flagrant-1 violation after reviewing the play. Carter gave a shoulde...
Jun 02, 2024
Mexico votes in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexicans will likely choose the first female president in the country's history Sunday between a former academic who promises to further the current leader's populist policies and a...
Jun 02, 2024
'Rotten rock': Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering
The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddle between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park's Lake Louise - a destination for alpinists from around the wo...
Jun 02, 2024
'Rotten rock': Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering
The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddle between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park's Lake Louise - a destination for alpinists from around the wo...
Jun 02, 2024
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) - Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies mark...
Jun 02, 2024