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Manitoba government promising up to $1M to support bid for basketball championship
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is promising up to $1 million dollars to support a bid by the Winnipeg Sea Bears to host the Canadian Elite Basketball League championship in 2025. The Sea Bears joi...
Aug 03, 2023
Vancouver, Montreal to host NBA pre-season contests in ninth NBA Canada Series
TORONTO - Vancouver and Montreal will be hosting NBA pre-season games come October in the ninth NBA Canada Series. The Toronto Raptors will be taking on the Sacramento Kings at Vancouver's Rogers Aren...
Aug 03, 2023
Edmonton Oilers hire Connor McDavid's agent Jeff Jackson as team CEO
EDMONTON - Former player agent Jeff Jackson, whose client list included superstar Connor McDavid, has been named CEO of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced Thursday. The Oile...
Aug 03, 2023
Morocco makes more Women's World Cup history, reaches knockout rounds with 1-0 win over Colombia
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Morocco has beaten Colombia 1-0 to make it to the Women's World Cup knockout round - and to make even more history. Morocco is the first Arab or North African nation to go this...
Aug 03, 2023
Two-time champion Germany out of Women's World Cup 1after 1-1 draw with South Korea
Brisbane, Australia (AP) - Germany failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time at the Women's World Cup after being held to a 1-1 draw against South Korea on Thursday. Morocco's win over Col...
Aug 03, 2023
13 injured in South Korea when a man rams a car onto a sidewalk, stabs pedestrians
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - At least 13 people were injured in South Korea on Thursday when a man rammed a car onto a sidewalk and then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people near a subway...
Aug 03, 2023
Gilgeous-Alexander among leaders of Canadian men's squad ahead of FIBA World Cup
TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has come a long way from being the youngster soaking up information on the Canadian men's basketball team. The 25-year-old Hamilton native got his first taste of the ...
Aug 03, 2023
In the news today: Challenging week ahead for crews battling B.C. wildfires
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Wind poses challenge in B.C. wildfire fight The operations director at the BC W...
Aug 03, 2023
Wind gusting up to 70 km/h poses challenges in B.C. wildfire fight: fire service
VANCOUVER - The operations director at the BC Wildfire Service says firefighters are bracing for a "challenging week" as hot and dry conditions are expected to persist. Cliff Chapman says winds are gu...
Aug 03, 2023
Trump returns to D.C. to face latest charges, steps from scene of Capitol Hill riots
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is returning to the scene of the alleged crime. The former president is scheduled to appear in D.C. court today to confront new charges related to his effort to overturn the ...
Aug 03, 2023
