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Blue Bombers star running back Oliveira among CFL players to watch in 2024
Brady Oliveira has a tough act to follow. The five-foot-10, 222-pound Winnipeg native was the CFL's top Canadian and outstanding player finalist last season after rushing for a league-high 1,534 yards...
Jun 05, 2024
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years today, marking a major turning point in its fight against inflation.Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canad...
Jun 05, 2024
Labatt signs to deal to make Budweiser an official beer of the NHL in Canada
TORONTO - Labatt Breweries of Canada and the National Hockey League have announced a deal that will see Budweiser become an official beer of the NHL in Canada. Financial terms of the multi-year agreem...
Jun 05, 2024
Coco Gauff reaches the French Open semifinals in doubles in addition to singles
PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff reached the French Open semifinals in doubles on Wednesday, a day after getting that far in singles. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion in singles, and Katerina Siniakova w...
Jun 05, 2024
Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, chant 'Death to Arabs'
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli participants in a nationalist march through a Palestinian area of Jerusalem chanted "death to Arabs" on Wednesday, stoking already surging tensions as the war in Gaza rages. T...
Jun 05, 2024
NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league
Interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the first time in 2022, the worry gnawed at Brice Christianson that it was a one-time thing, his ...
Jun 05, 2024
NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league
Interpreting the annual pre-Stanley Cup Final state of the NHL address into American Sign Language for the first time in 2022, the worry gnawed at Brice Christianson that it was a one-time thing, his ...
Jun 05, 2024
Hunter Biden's ex-wife is expected to take the stand in his gun trial, as first lady again attends
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden's gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of h...
Jun 05, 2024
The NBA Finals were too late for Dallas' Luka Doncic to watch as a kid. Now, he's in them
BOSTON (AP) - Luka Doncic didn't stay up all night to watch NBA Finals games as a kid. They usually started at something like 3 a.m. in his native Slovenia. He had school to get to a few hours later. ...
Jun 05, 2024
Sask. Trucking Association concerned exemptions for Class 1 drivers will compromise safety
The provincial government is being urged to reconsider an exemption that allows foreign workers in the agriculture sector to temporarily drive on their home country's license for up to a year.The Sask...
Jun 05, 2024
