
Shapovalov fires 22 aces to down American Aleksandar Kovacevic at Dallas Open
FRISCO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov fired 22 aces en route to downing American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday at the Dallas Open tennis tournament. Shapovalov, the seventh seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., was dominant on his serve with only one...
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Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision likely ends a bitter, yearslong legal b...
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One person shot outside Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - Police say a person was shot during a commotion outside a mall entrance near the Woodgrove Centre bus loop. It happened on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at around 3:30 p.m. outside the third entrance when a confrontation between a group of youths broke out, according to Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien."Involvin...
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Judge orders jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to house arrest
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration. Zamora, the 69-y...
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CP NewsAlert: Canada's Courtney Sarault earns bronze in 500m short-track speedskating
MILAN - Canada's Courtney Sarault has earned Olympic bronze in the women's 500-metre event in short-track speedskating. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Fact File: No evidence of trans shooter 'epidemic' in Canada, U.S.
Social media posts claiming a "pattern" or "epidemic" of transgender mass shooters spread online after a fatal shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week. Transgender people do not disproportionately commit mass shootings, and in fact represent one per...
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Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government's plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions are being referred to as "regulatory sandboxes" and ar...
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Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision likely ends a bitter, yearslong legal b...
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Canada's Victoria Mboko upsets Elena Rybakina to reach Qatar Open semifinals
DOHA - It's off to the semifinals at the Qatar Open tennis tournament for Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko following yet another upset victory. The 19-year-old from Toronto earned a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 quarterfinal win Thursday over second-seeded Elena Ry...
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign veteran receivers Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Shemar Bridges
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran receivers Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Shemar Bridges on Thursday. Both players became CFL free agents Tuesday. Gittens Jr. spent the last two seasons with the Edmonton Elks while Bridges returns for a thir...
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