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Hockey players' sexual assault trial shown security, phone videos
LONDON - A young woman prosecutors allege was sexually assaulted by five hockey players in June 2018 said it was "all consensual" in a cellphone video recorded near the end of the encounter. The video...
Apr 30, 2025
Canadian Dante Leon goes after submission grappling world title in Bangkok
Seventeen years after being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Canadian Dante Leon goes after a world title Friday. The 29-year-old from Harrow, Ont., who now calls Toledo, Ohio, home, faces American ...
Apr 30, 2025
MacKinnon in the mix for second straight Lindsay Award along with Makar, Kucherov
TORONTO - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon is in the mix for a second straight Ted Lindsay award. The NHL Players' Association on Wednesday announced the finalists for the award given annual...
Apr 30, 2025
Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO - Event organizers across Canada say they're combing over their security practices in the wake of Saturday night's deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival, hoping to fill any gaps to prot...
Apr 30, 2025
Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER - Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people last weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia...
Apr 30, 2025
Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration offici...
Apr 30, 2025
Seattle joins Vancouver into PWHL, second expansion franchise revealed
TORONTO - Seattle joins Vancouver as the Professional Women's Hockey League's expansion teams next season. The PWHL confirmed Wednesday the addition of another West Coast team a week after announcing ...
Apr 30, 2025
Israel says it carried out operation against gunmen attacking Druze fighters in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Israel said Wednesday that it carried out an attack in Syria on a group targeting members of a minority sect as a new round of clashes left at least 11 people dead, most of them...
Apr 30, 2025
'I can trust myself': Olympic fencing medal brings confidence for Canada's Harvey
VANCOUVER - Eleanor Harvey made history when she stepped onto the podium in Paris. Winning bronze in individual women's foil - Canada's first Olympic fencing medal - was only the beginning. Since the ...
Apr 30, 2025
As deadlines near for Hudson's Bay and its leases, there are glimmers of hope
TORONTO - The clock is ticking down on two deadlines that may determine the fate of Hudson's Bay. Anyone interested in buying Canada's oldest company or assets like the rights to its iconic Stripes br...
Apr 30, 2025