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Debut novels about war, urban underground among finalists for Amazon award
Writer, poet and past soldier Benjamin Hertwig is among six finalists for the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Edmonton's Hertwig made the list for "Juiceboxers," about four young soldiers ser...
May 06, 2025

Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz not ruled out for Game 2 against Panthers
TORONTO - Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube says starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz hasn't been ruled out for Game 2 of Toronto's second-round playoff series with Florida. The netminder left Monday...
May 06, 2025

Israel's military says it has fully disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that fully disabled the country's international airport in the capital, Sanaa. The ...
May 06, 2025

Toronto teen Mboko qualifies for Italian Open main draw with comeback win
ROME - Canada's Victoria Mboko qualified for the Italian Open main draw Tuesday with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 comeback win over ninth-seeded Kamilla Rakhimova. The 18-year-old from Toronto fired six aces, won ...
May 06, 2025

Sceptres set for playoff rematch against defending Walter Cup champion Frost
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner is happy to get a second crack at the post-season. Spooner and the Toronto Sceptres are locked into a best-of-five semifinal rematch against the defending Walter Cup champion...
May 06, 2025

Oilers, Golden Knights open second-round NHL playoff series tonight
LAS VEGAS - The Edmonton Oilers can be forgiven for holding their cards much closer to their chests this year - they're in Las Vegas, a place of broken dreams and sleepless nights. The Oilers open the...
May 06, 2025

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor fails first ballot by 6 votes
BERLIN (AP) - Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes. Merz, the conservative leader, was expected to win the vote o...
May 06, 2025

Defence to continue cross-examining complainant today in hockey players' trial
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The woman began testifying last ...
May 06, 2025

How Lytton Chinese History Museum rose from the ashes, almost five years after fire
LYTTON - Lorna Fandrich recalled walking into the burned out site of the Lytton Chinese History Museum in October 2021, about four months after it and most of the village were destroyed by a wildfire ...
May 06, 2025

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky turns in mediocre performance in Game 1 loss
TORONTO - Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was a big reason why Florida dispatched the Toronto Maple Leafs in a tidy five-game playoff series two years ago. His post-season return to Toronto was n...
May 05, 2025