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Vancouver's Marino qualifies for French Open with win over Australia's Mendez
PARIS - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino qualified for the French Open with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Australia's Seone Mendez on Friday. Marino will face 18th-seeded American Coco Gauff in the first round as she...
May 20, 2022
Quebec Halloween sword attacker found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder
QUEBEC - A jury has found a man who used a sword to kill and maim victims in Quebec City's historic district on Halloween night 2020 guilty of murder. Carl Girouard, 26, was convicted Friday of two co...
May 20, 2022
Auger-Aliassime looks to translate clay-court form into elusive French Open success
PARIS - Top-ranked Canadian player Flix Auger-Aliassime isn't exactly cursed at the French Open. But he is still seeking his first career main-draw match win in Paris. The 21-year-old has crisscrossed...
May 20, 2022
Ginni Thomas' emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential electi...
May 20, 2022
Toronto FC looks to snap five-game losing streak in visit to steamy Washington, D.C.
Kickoff for Toronto FC's visit to D.C. United on Saturday has been pushed back 2 1/2 hours to 6:30 p.m. ET due to expected high temperatures and humidity. But both teams have already been feeling the ...
May 20, 2022
Rick Bowness won't return as coach of Dallas Stars
Rick Bowness will not return as head coach of the Dallas Stars after nearly three seasons in which he led them to the Stanley Cup Final and the playoffs again this season. While Bowness was not under ...
May 20, 2022
U.S. State Department cheers Canada's long-awaited ban on 5G gear from China's Huawei
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department says it welcomes Canada's decision to ban China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE from its next-generation mobile networks. Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Cham...
May 20, 2022
Southern Alberta groups share $460K in grants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 42 organizations across Southern Alberta are receiving funding for a variety of initiatives.Over $460,000 is being dolled out between a few different funding streams.Charleen Davidson...
May 20, 2022
Oz, McCormick prepare for recount in Pa. GOP Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Locked in a near tie Friday, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick began staffing up their campaigns with recount specialists as vote c...
May 20, 2022
Trudeau pledges more action on cybersecurity following decision to ban Huawei from 5G
OTTAWA - A day after the federal Liberals banned Chinese firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE from helping build Canada's 5G networks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more must be done to secure criti...
May 20, 2022