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Putin takes questions from international journalists for first time since inauguration
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions Wednesday from international journalists for the first time since his inauguration at a roundtable session on the sideline...
Jun 05, 2024
PGA Tour's Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open returning this summer
Elk Ridge Resort will be hosting a prestigious golf event this August.The resort will host the PGA Tour's 2024 Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open from Aug. 12-18. The tournament is part of the season-long po...
Jun 05, 2024
Maple Leafs add former Islanders head coach Lambert to Berube's staff
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former New York Islanders head coach Lane Lambert as an associate coach on Craig Berube's staff. The 59-year-old Lambert posted a 61-46-20 record as Island...
Jun 05, 2024
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president's office
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the univers...
Jun 05, 2024
Canadian flyweight Denis Puric no stranger to tough fights in Thailand
Having survived a fight in a Thai prison, there isn't much that fazes Canadian kickboxer Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric. The 39-year-old Puric, now fighting under the One Championship banner, has se...
Jun 05, 2024
Man to serve 12 months house arrest in fatal hit-and-run of 7-year-old Ukrainian girl
MONTREAL - A driver who struck and killed a seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Montreal in 2022 has been sentenced to 12 months of house arrest. Juan Manuel Becerra Garcia apologized to the girl's fa...
Jun 05, 2024
Liberal MP 'surprised' social conservative felt 'ambushed' by questions on abortion
OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who invited a Conservative backbencher onto his podcast says he's surprised the Conservative described feeling "ambushed" by queries about his long-standing and well-known oppo...
Jun 05, 2024
Sask. father of Oilers’ coach excited for Stanley Cup final
Robert Knoblauch and his wife watched anxiously from their home near Imperial, Sk. on Sunday night, as the seconds ticked down on the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' Game 6 against the Dallas Sta...
Jun 05, 2024
NBA advocates for federal regulatory gambling framework in wake of Porter ban
The NBA's deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States. Mark Tatum made the comments on Wedne...
Jun 05, 2024
Watchdog can't 'add anything' on finding that MPs assisted foreign states: McGuinty
OTTAWA - The chairman of a national security watchdog says the panel "cannot add anything" to its recent finding that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian...
Jun 05, 2024
