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Ashleigh Buhai wins Women's British Open after playoff
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - After seeing a five-shot lead slip away in the final round, Ashleigh Buhai still managed to secure a first major title at the Women's British Open. Buhai kept her composure ...
Aug 07, 2022

Canada's Gabriel Diallo falls in qualifying at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Canada's Gabriel Diallo dropped a 6-2, 2-1 decision to Hugo Gaston of France in qualifying play on Sunday at the National Bank Open. The match ended after 58 minutes when the 20-year-old Mo...
Aug 07, 2022

Former Miss America Cara Mund plans to run for Congress
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Cara Mund, a former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018, plans to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independe...
Aug 07, 2022

Montreal Pride Parade organizers cancel event, citing lack of security
MONTREAL - Pride Montreal abruptly cancelled its iconic annual parade hours before it was to get underway on Sunday, citing security concerns stemming from a lack of volunteers for the event. Festival...
Aug 07, 2022

Heat warning still in place for large swaths of central and eastern Canada
Five provinces across central and eastern Canada continued to swelter in unseasonably hot conditions on Sunday, Environment Canada said as it extended a widespread heat warning into a second day. The ...
Aug 07, 2022

Parliamentary committee to begin study of RCMP's use of cellphone spyware
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will begin exploring RCMP's use of spyware on Monday. The House of Commons ethics and privacy committee called for a summer study after the RCMP revealed its use of ...
Aug 07, 2022

Canada's Dunfee pulls away from field to win Commonwealth gold in 10,000 race walk
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Evan Dunfee says he drew on the support of his loved ones to propel him to a Commonwealth Games gold medal. The 31-year-old from Richmond, B.C., won the 10,000 me...
Aug 07, 2022

Canadian paddlers feed off local crowd for medals at world championships
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Canada's rising stars in canoe racing powered to gold, silver and bronze medals in the world championships as a crowd roared its approval alongside Lake Banook in Dartmouth, N.S., on...
Aug 07, 2022

MHPS officer places third at World Police and Fire Games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Lisa Gervais is back from the Netherlands and has some shiny new bling. Gervais competed in the CrossFit competition at the World Police and Fire Games late last month. A member of ...
Aug 07, 2022

Ottawa on track to spend $200M per year on cannabis for veterans
Ottawa is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing the federal government shelled out more than $150 million in the last fiscal year - more than double t...
Aug 07, 2022