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Grey Cup champion Argonauts thankful to start CFL season with opening-week bye
TORONTO - Chad Kelly will have to wait a week to make his debut as the Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback. The defending Grey Cup champions start the 2023 campaign with an opening-week bye. Kelly ...
Jun 08, 2023
Andreescu, Venus fall short in mixed doubles final at French Open
PARIS - Bianca Andreescu was content with the effort despite coming up just short of a second career Grand Slam title on Thursday. The 22-year-old Canadian and partner Michael Venus of New Zealand wer...
Jun 08, 2023
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black...
Jun 08, 2023
Canada coach Bev Priestman names roster for camp ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup
Canada coach Bev Priestman has named her roster for a camp in Australia prior to next month's FIFA Women's World Cup, including several players who have been racing to get fit in time for the tourname...
Jun 08, 2023
Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway departs Peru on extradition flight to US
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. student Natalee Holloway was handed over to U.S. custody and departed Peru on a flight to the United States on Thursday, roughly a ...
Jun 08, 2023
Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Canada to reject France's latest extradition request
OTTAWA - The federal government's representative in the Senate says France has requested the extradition of Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab - a demand his supporters are telling the prime minis...
Jun 08, 2023
Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael S. Harrison is stepping down after four years in the role. Harrison's departure was announced Thursday morning at a news conference held on short...
Jun 08, 2023
Loblaw-owned T&T Supermarkets to open U.S. flagship store in Bellevue, Washington
RICHMOND, B.C. - T&T Supermarkets, the largest chain of Asian grocery stores in Canada, is expanding into the U.S. with a store in Bellevue, Washington, set to open next summer. The Richmond, B.C....
Jun 08, 2023
Jays reliever Bass meets with Pride Toronto director after apologizing for post
TORONTO - Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass said he's "in a better place moving forward" after speaking with Pride Toronto's executive director in the wake of his social media post that supported anti-2S...
Jun 08, 2023
AP Exclusive: Drone images of collapsed dam show ruined structure, devastation and no signs of life
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) - Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds o...
Jun 08, 2023