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Canada's Andreescu eliminated from German Open with second-round loss to Pliskova
BERLIN - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated form the German Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7) loss to fourth seed Karolina Pliskova in second-round action Wednesday. An...
Jun 15, 2022

Final House of Commons vote expected on bill reforming mandatory minimum sentencing
OTTAWA - Federal MPs are expected to vote this afternoon on whether to adopt the Liberals' mandatory minimums bill and send it to the Senate. Bill C-5 would amend the Criminal Code to remove mandatory...
Jun 15, 2022

Johnny Gaudreau tops NHL's potential UFA class with free agency four weeks away
NHL general managers get the opportunity to open their chequebooks four weeks from Wednesday. This year's list of potential unrestricted free agents - as always - offers some intriguing opportunities ...
Jun 15, 2022

Bruce, Matthews advance to US Senate Democratic runoff in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce and state Sen. Krystle Matthews have advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The winner of the June...
Jun 15, 2022

Shapovalov's losing streak reaches five matches with Queen's Club loss to Paul
LONDON - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov had his losing streak extended to five matches Wednesday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Tommy Paul at the Queen's Club grass-court event. Shapovalov hasn...
Jun 15, 2022

RCMP investigating false Parliament Hill bomb tip against Sikh men: Ottawa police
Ottawa police say the RCMP is conducting an ongoing investigation into the false bomb tip that led to the arrest of two Sikh rally organizers near Parliament Hill on Saturday. Interim Ottawa police ch...
Jun 15, 2022

Oleksiak withdraws from Canada's swim team for Commonwealth Games
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Decorated Olympian Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from Canada's swim team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Swimming Canada announced Oleksiak's withdrawal Wedn...
Jun 15, 2022

Senators sign forward Dylan Gambrell to one-year contract extension
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Dylan Gambrell to a one-year contract extension worth US$950,000. The 25-year-old had three goals and four assists in 63 games with the Senators in 2021-22 afte...
Jun 15, 2022

Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesda...
Jun 15, 2022

Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty on terror charges
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges. Mohammed el-Halabi, who was the Gaza director for the international Christian charit...
Jun 15, 2022