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Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz placed on non-disciplinary leave by MLB amid investigation
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary leave on Thursday due to an investigation by Major League Baseball. MLB said Ortiz's paid leave will be through the end of the All...
Jul 03, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff headline NBO women's entry list
MONTREAL - Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff headline a star-studded women's field for the National Bank Open in Montreal, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The world No. 1 and No. 2 are scheduled to tak...
Jul 03, 2025

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother killed in a car accident in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday. The Sp...
Jul 03, 2025

Southern Alberta Summer Games underway in Taber
Some of southern Alberta's finest athletes are competing in Taber this week.The town is hosting the Southern Alberta Summer Games from July 2-5.Competitors will take part in events such as foot races,...
Jul 03, 2025

Finnish media says several people have been stabbed in the southern city of Tempere
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - An assailant in Finland stabbed several people near a shopping center in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday afternoon, and one person was arrested, Finnish public broadc...
Jul 03, 2025

Federal deficit could average $78B over 4 years, think tank warns
OTTAWA - The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's recently announced spending plans - which include a much bigger defence budget - will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years. In a ne...
Jul 03, 2025

Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Struff in Wimbledon second round
WIMBLEDON - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated Thursday in the second round at Wimbledon with a four-set loss to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. The match resumed in the morning after being s...
Jul 03, 2025

Canada names starting lineup for opening rugby test against Springboks women
Centre Alex Tessier, one of three Canadians named to World Rugby Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year in 2024, will captain Canada in Saturday's opening rugby test against South Africa. Second-ranked Ca...
Jul 03, 2025

Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-af...
Jul 03, 2025

Multi-unit home in Medicine Hat's north flats damaged by fire
A structure fire at a tri-plex in the North Flats area of Medicine Hat on Wednesday afternoon destroyed two units in the building.Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Industrial Avenue location ...
Jul 03, 2025