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Canada's Brown wins 100-metre gold at Diamond League stop in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Aaron Brown edged Jamaica's Yohan Blake to win gold in the men's 100 metres on Saturday at the Diamond League stop in Birmingham, England. Brown, from Brampton, O...
May 21, 2022
Canada drops 6-3 decision to Switzerland at world hockey championship
HELSINKI - Dean Kukan and Nico Hischier scored power-play goals and Denis Malgin had two assists as Switzerland defeated Canada 6-3 on Saturday at the world hockey championship. Michael Fora, Jonas Si...
May 21, 2022
Toronto FC working behind the scenes to ease Lorenzo Insigne's transition to MLS
TORONTO - Lorenzo Insigne has already said goodbye to his legion of Napoli fans in his home finale. And Sunday, Napoli wraps up its Serie A season away to Spezia with a third-place finish guaranteed i...
May 21, 2022
Croupiers at Montreal Casino launch unlimited strike as negotiations hit impasse
MONTREAL - Croupiers at the Montreal Casino have launched an unlimited general strike today. Their union says in a statement there is an impasse in negotiations over their collective agreement and the...
May 21, 2022
Canada's Purcell falls to Germany's Kapp in world junior curling semifinal
JNKPING, Sweden - Canada's Owen Purcell dropped an 8-5 decision to Germany's Benjamin Kapp in semifinal play Saturday at the world junior curling championship. The result sent the Halifax-based team i...
May 21, 2022
Leclerc takes pole ahead of Verstappen at Spanish Grand Prix
MONTMEL, Spain (AP) - Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc recovered from a spin in qualifying to put his Ferrari on the pole for the Spanish Grand Prix in a last-gasp run that bumped reign...
May 21, 2022
Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: Expert
OTTAWA - A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada's unregulated drug supply. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use...
May 21, 2022
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper Nicola Indian Band and a survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. They tormented McLeod for m...
May 21, 2022
Police report 2nd death from tornado in northern Michigan
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A second person died in a rare tornado that hit a small community in northern Michigan, state police said Saturday. The person was in their 70s and lived in a mobile home park, L...
May 21, 2022
AP Source: Mbappé to stay at PSG after rejecting Real Madrid
PARIS (AP) - Kylian Mbapp is set to stay at Paris Saint-Germain after again turning down the chance to join Real Madrid. The France forward has agreed to a three-year contract extension that is close ...
May 21, 2022