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What Trump's agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON - Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom could offer hints about how his administration might negotiate with Canada. The agreement ann...
May 08, 2025

Football Canada hires LaPolice, Lessard as national flag football head coaches
OTTAWA - Paul LaPolice has a new coaching gig. The former CFL coach was named head coach of the Canadian men's national flag football team Thursday. Football Canada also announced the appointment of R...
May 08, 2025

Mikko Rantanen and other trade deadline additions are having big impacts on the NHL playoffs
Mikko Rantanen is showing exactly why Dallas was willing to pay such a hefty price to put him the roster. One of the players the Stars traded for Rantanen is also making a positive impact for his new ...
May 08, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from four countries. The Associated Press
May 08, 2025

Police arrest father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting was arrested Thursday in connection with the case, an official told The Associa...
May 08, 2025

Ontario reports almost 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada
TORONTO - Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country. That brings the province's tally of ...
May 08, 2025

Last-place Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton, promote bench coach Don Kelly
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the NL Central. General manager B...
May 08, 2025

Canadian Gabriel Diallo suffers loss at Italian Open tennis tournament
ROME - Canadian Gabriel Diallo lost his opening men's singles match Thursday at the Italian Open tennis tournament. Diallo, of Montreal, dropped a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 decision to American Marcos Giron. Dial...
May 08, 2025

Max Pacioretty turning back the clock for Maple Leafs: 'He's played a pivotal role'
TORONTO - Max Pacioretty started the playoffs in the press box. Now it's hard to imagine the Maple Leafs without their veteran winger punishing opposition defencemen, hounding pucks in the offensive z...
May 08, 2025

Quebecor CEO warns of grim future for TVA Sports amid rising cost of broadcast rights
The chief executive of Quebecor Inc. warned Thursday that the company's French-language sports television programming could be in jeopardy amid rising costs for broadcasting rights. Speaking at the co...
May 08, 2025