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Toronto Raptors select guard Alijah Martin 39th overall in NBA draft
BROOKLYN - Alijah Martin was taken 39th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the NBA Draft. Martin is a six-foot-one guard who finished his five-year U.S. collegiate career at the Uni...
Jun 26, 2025
Canadian men fall to France and Puerto Rico at FIBA 3x3 World Cup
ULAANBAATAR - The Canadian men dropped two games Thursday to miss the playoff cut at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup. France defeated Canada 21-18 in the early game. Aaron Rhooms and Grant Audu scored eight po...
Jun 26, 2025
B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay
DELTA - British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a store taken over from Hudson's Bay, the first of more than two dozen that she has her eyes on. Liu plans to turn the former Sak...
Jun 26, 2025
B.C.'s Interior health authority confirms additional measles cases
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's Interior health authority says it has confirmed additional cases of measles in the region spanning the province's southern Interior. A statement from Interior Health says...
Jun 26, 2025
B.C. police watchdog calls hearing into officers' 'racist, sexist' WhatsApp group
British Columbia's Police Complaint Commissioner says he's called a public hearing to probe misconduct allegations against three current and three former Nelson police officers over alleged racist, se...
Jun 26, 2025
Judge, Ohtani elected to start in All-Star Game as top vote-getters
NEW YORK (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at Atlanta's Truist Park, elected as starters b...
Jun 26, 2025
While a date with top-ranked U.S. looms, Canada not looking past No. 43 Costa Rica
TORONTO - With a date with the top-ranked United States looming Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the Canadian women take to the field Friday in Toronto against Costa Rica. At No. 43, the Central America...
Jun 26, 2025
Minister says police intelligence behind B.C. call for Bishnoi gang's terror listing
British Columbia's public safety minister says police intelligence has linked many cases of extortion against the South Asian community to India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang, giving the government confiden...
Jun 26, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Fran...
Jun 26, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2-year suspended sentence
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop facing sexual abuse charges, was found guilty on Thursday but received a two-year suspended sentence. Fran...
Jun 26, 2025