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Canada's men's volleyball team stuns Brazil 3-0, advances to VNL quarterfinals
MANILA - The Canadian men's volleyball team is on an impressive roll as the Paris Olympics approach. Eric Loeppky had a match-high 21 points as Canada qualified for the Volleyball Nations League quart...
Jun 21, 2024
Playoffs for HoopQueens, Canadian semi-pro women's basketball league, start Sunday
The WNBA is coming to Toronto in 2026, but professional women's basketball has been in Canada for years. HoopQueens, a semi-pro league with players from across Canada, will hold the semifinals of its ...
Jun 21, 2024
Pathways oilsands group removes website content over anti-greenwashing rules
The Pathways Alliance group of oilsands companies has removed all content from its website and social media feeds, citing uncertainty over a new anti-greenwashing rule poised to become federal law, wh...
Jun 21, 2024
Canada rugby 7s men end 29-game losing run with win at last-chance Olympic qualifier
MONACO - Canada's men ended a 29-game losing streak with a much-needed 31-12 win Friday over Uganda at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament. Twelve men's and 12 women's teams are competing for ...
Jun 21, 2024
Ontario public school teachers are protected from unreasonable searches: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Ontario public school board teachers have a Charter-protected right against unreasonable search and seizure in the workplace. The top court's decision comes t...
Jun 21, 2024
NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from criticizing jurors, court staff ...
Jun 21, 2024
Canada lays more sanctions on Haiti gang leaders as violence surges
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing economic sanctions on three more people for their involvement in worsening violence in Haiti. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly made the announcement Friday, saying Otta...
Jun 21, 2024
Prosecution rests in the trial of a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
BOSTON (AP) - Prosecutors rested Friday in the case of a woman accused of hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. Karen Read has pleaded not gu...
Jun 21, 2024
Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre seeks to lead Quebec Liberal party
MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre is seeking the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party. Coderre made the announcement this morning in Quebec City, pitching himself as a seasoned politici...
Jun 21, 2024
Canadian player racially abused online in wake of 2-0 Copa America loss to Argentina
ATLANTA - Canada's impressive performance in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Argentina at Copa America has come at a cost. Canada Soccer says one of its players was a victim of online racial abuse following ...
Jun 21, 2024