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Canada's Bridges flips from ice to field, competes in throwing at Parapan Am Games
Decorated para hockey player Billy Bridges is about to make his international debut in summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games. The six-time Canadian hockey...
Nov 16, 2023
Fury and Usyk to fight on Feb. 17 in Saudi Arabia to unify all 4 major heavyweight boxing titles
LONDON (AP) - The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles will take place in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Feb. 17, promoters announced Thu...
Nov 16, 2023
MP Jenny Kwan tells feds to help Erin Brooks surf for Canada
VANCOUVER - Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan is calling on the federal government to help surfer Erin Brooks compete for Canada in next summer's Olympic Games. The NDP critic for Immigration, Refugees ...
Nov 16, 2023
National Lacrosse League to host regular-season game at Place Bell in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - The National Lacrosse League will host a regular-season game between the Toronto Rock and New York Riptide at Place Bell on Feb. 16, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday. It's the f...
Nov 16, 2023
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer ...
Nov 16, 2023
Blue Bombers quiet on status of Dalton Schoen and Adam Bighill ahead of Grey Cup
HAMILTON - Kenny Lawler stared daggers when asked how he and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiving corps would step up in the potential absence of fellow wideout Dalton Schoen in Sunday's Grey Cup. Scho...
Nov 16, 2023
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver's Coors Field over objections to changes in Georg...
Nov 16, 2023
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver's Coors Field over objections to changes in Georg...
Nov 16, 2023
Foreign workers who claim exploitation by Quebec company say Ottawa no longer helping
MONTREAL - A group of foreign workers who allege they were lured to Canada under false pretences are accusing the federal government of reneging on its promise to help them get work permits. Octavio Z...
Nov 16, 2023
In Montreal, a visual competition between pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators
MONTREAL - In Montreal, symbols of the war between Israel and Hamas are everywhere. Jarring signs and graffiti demonstrating support for the Israeli or Palestinian causes have become part of the citys...
Nov 16, 2023