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Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 32 points to lead Canada over Dominican Republic
HAMILTON - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drilled a silky smooth three-pointer late in the third quarter Friday, and then flashed three fingers to the delighted crowd. In his first national team appearance i...
Jul 01, 2022
NY overhauls handgun rules in effort to preserve some limits
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state's handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most p...
Jul 01, 2022
Canada Day celebrations include time of reflection for many
While Canada Day celebrates the creation of the nation, for many Indigenous peoples it's a reminder of what was taken from them. At the celebrations along the riverbank in Prince Albert, Reina Morin a...
Jul 01, 2022
Vancouver Canucks ink Brock Boeser to three-year, US$19.95-million deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed restricted free agent Brock Boeser to a new deal. The 25-year-old right-winger agreed to a three-year contract worth US$6.65 million per year, the team an...
Jul 01, 2022
Doubles lift Blue Jays over Rays in Toronto's first Canada Day home game since 2019
TORONTO - Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk hit three consecutive doubles as the Blue Jays cruised past the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Friday in Toronto's first home game on Canada Day ...
Jul 01, 2022
Quebec moving day could see record number of tenants without somewhere to live
MONTREAL - A Quebec housing advocacy group says it's worried there will be a record number of households left without somewhere to live as the majority of leases in the province expire. The Front d'ac...
Jul 01, 2022
Canadian women lose to Spain in return to field hockey World Cup after 28 years away
TERRASSA, Spain - Canada's women's field hockey team ended a 28-year absence from the World Cup with a 4-1 loss to co-host Spain in Friday's tournament opener. Karli Johansen, a veteran defender from ...
Jul 01, 2022
After one-sided loss in Montreal, Riders look to rebound at home against Alouettes
REGINA - Dealing with a nightmare defeat isn't easy, but Cody Fajardo believes the Saskatchewan Roughriders are up to the task. The Riders, coming off a short week, were trounced 37-13 by the Montreal...
Jul 01, 2022
Kerry says US climate setbacks are slowing work abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Friday that setbacks for President Joe Biden's climate efforts at home have "slowed the pace" of some of the commitments from other countries to cu...
Jul 01, 2022
Bruins hire Montgomery as coach to replace Cassidy
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins have hired Jim Montgomery as their new coach, giving the hockey lifer another chance at an NHL head-coaching job less than three years since he lost his first one. Rece...
Jul 01, 2022
