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Trudeau condemns assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse, offers assistance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he strongly condemns the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mose at his home. Trudeau says in a Twitter post that he denounces the "appalling assass...
Jul 07, 2021
Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon semifinals with five-set victory over Khachanov
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, seeded 10t...
Jul 07, 2021
Judge: Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to s...
Jul 07, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall along Florida Gulf Coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa has made landfall in along north Florida's Gulf Coast. The storm's center went ashore in Taylor County, a lightl...
Jul 07, 2021
CFL announces it, XFL have jointly halted talks on formation of potential partnership
The CFL-XFL partnership talks have come to an end. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership. Neither side said who initiated talks firs...
Jul 07, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall along Florida Gulf Coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa has made landfall in along north Florida's Gulf Coast. The storm's center went ashore in Taylor County, a lightl...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadian midfielder Diana Matheson retires after long, distinguished soccer career
Diana Matheson, whose stoppage-time goal earned Canada a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, has announced her retirement after a long, distinguished soccer career. Matheson, who turned 37 in Ap...
Jul 07, 2021
Swedish PM wins support in parliament to form new government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven narrowly won support from lawmakers Wednesday to form a new government after leading the country in a caretaking capacity since late las...
Jul 07, 2021
Baby killed, father hurt by vehicle in downtown Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - An 11-month-old has been killed and the infant's father injured after they were hit by one of two vehicles that collided in downtown Vancouver. Police say the pedestrians were hit as an SU...
Jul 07, 2021
Official: 10 more victims found in rubble; death toll 46
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - A fire official says the death toll in the Florida condo building collapse has risen to 46 after workers discovered 10 more victims. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadalla...
Jul 07, 2021