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Canada's Aaron Brown: Grand Slam Track brought platform, professionalism to sport
It was meant to be quite the finale in the City of Stars this weekend. Instead, the inaugural Grand Slam Track season came to a halt with the cancellation of its final leg in Los Angeles earlier in Ju...
Jun 28, 2025
'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day
TORONTO - Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday. The stat day falls on a T...
Jun 28, 2025
New laws against blocking access to places of worship, schools coming, Fraser says
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places or worship, schools and community centres. T...
Jun 28, 2025
'So terrifying': Iranian student on fleeing back to safety in Canada amid conflict
Arash Ghaderi can't forget the moment his wife tearfully woke him up to tell him a war had just started. Ghaderi, a 35-year-old PhD student at the University of Alberta, and his wife travelled last mo...
Jun 28, 2025
Canucks select Cootes with 15th pick at NHL draft; Flames snag Reschny at No. 18
LOS ANGELES - Braeden Cootes spent a year living in Vancouver. The Canucks' opening-round pick at the 2025 NHL draft is hoping it's eventually home for a long time. The first Canadian club to make a s...
Jun 27, 2025
Jets take Swedish defenceman Boumedienne with 28th pick at NHL draft
LOS ANGELES - The Winnipeg Jets took Swedish defenceman Sascha Boumedienne with the 28th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday. The six-foot-one, 175-pound Boumedienne registered three goals and 10 ass...
Jun 27, 2025
José Berríos, Blue Jays bullpen keep Red Sox bats silent in 9-0 series-opening win
BOSTON (AP) - Jos Berros pitched seven scoreless innings, George Springer had three hits and two RBI singles, and the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Bo Bic...
Jun 27, 2025
Mitchell throws two TD passes, earns 100th CFL win as Ticats beat Alouettes 35-17
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell tossed two touchdowns and got help from a Devin Veresuk pick-six to earn his 100th career victory as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Montreal Alouettes 35-17 on Friday...
Jun 27, 2025
Senators trade down to 23rd overall, select defenceman Logan Hensler at NHL draft
LOS ANGELES - The Ottawa Senators chose American defenceman Logan Hensler with the 23rd overall pick in the NHL draft Friday. Ottawa initially held the 21st choice but traded it to the Nashville Preda...
Jun 27, 2025
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys conne...
Jun 27, 2025
