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Fernandez makes early exit at Italian Open with 6-4, 6-1 loss to Bogdan
ROME - Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from the Italian Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-1 first-round loss to Romanian veteran Ana Bogdan. The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., struggled with h...
May 7, 2024
Blue Jays agree to terms on minor-league deal with Aaron Sanchez, source says
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with right-hander Aaron Sanchez, a source confirmed Tuesday. Sanchez made his big-league debut with the Blue Jays in 2014 an...
May 7, 2024
Duke goal gives CF Montreal a 1-1 draw at Forge FC in Canadian Championship play
HAMILTON - Substitute Bryce Duke's 52nd-minute goal gave CF Montreal a 1-1 draw - and a valuable away goal - in the opening leg of its Canadian Championship quarterfinal with Forge FC on Tuesday. Davi...
May 7, 2024
Celebrini, Fantilli out for Canada at world hockey championship
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Teen forwards Macklin Celebrini and Adam Fantilli have decided to return to North America ahead of the start of the world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday...
May 7, 2024
Former CFL star Brad Sinopoli tackling new waters as full-time fishing guide
Brad Sinopoli still looks forward to June. For nine years, it marked the start of the CFL season. But now as a full-time fishing guide, June is when Sinopoli can start chasing his primary quarry, the ...
May 7, 2024
High-pressure system bringing May heat wave to Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Break out the sunscreen and board shorts as summer-like weather conditions are coming to the mid-Island this week.Environment Canada is predicting a slow-moving high-pressure system will beg...
May 7, 2024
Liberal foreign interference bill includes some 'good tools' for RCMP: commissioner
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP says proposed federal legislation would equip the national police force with some "good tools" to address foreign interference. RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme welcomes the...
May 7, 2024
Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden condemned the "ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world" during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the ...
May 7, 2024
Separate controversial Criminal Code changes from Online Harms Act, advocates urge
OTTAWA - More than 15 civil society groups are urging the justice minister to hive off proposed changes to the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act from a bill aimed at tackling online harms. The Canadi...
May 7, 2024
Official languages commissioner sees complaints drop by more than half in past year
OTTAWA - The number of complaints from Canadians who say their official language rights weren't respected dropped by more than half last year. In his annual report released today, official languages c...
May 7, 2024