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Canada cricketers miss out on marquee matchup with India due to wet ground conditions
LAUDERHILL - Canada's first trip to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup ended prematurely Saturday with its final game against top-ranked India abandoned without a ball bowled. The match, due to start at 10:3...
Jun 15, 2024
Canadiens sign forward Oliver Kapanen to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Oliver Kapanen to a three-year, entry-level contract on Saturday. Kapanen had 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists) in 51 games playing for KalPa Kuopio in ...
Jun 15, 2024
Coach Jesse Marsch finalizes Canadian men's roster for first Copa America appearance
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has finalized his roster for Copa America, finding places for late call-ups Ali Ahmed, Tani Oluwaseyi and Jacen Russell-Rowe in his 26-man squad. Missing out are defender Dom...
Jun 15, 2024
Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian leaders on Saturday ousted Frantz Elb, the beleaguered director of Haiti's National Police, following months of criticism that he wasn't doing enough to protect of...
Jun 15, 2024
Princess of Wales joins royals on Buckingham Palace balcony after cancer diagnosis early this year
LONDON (AP) - The Princess of Wales has joined other members of the royal family on a Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the King's Birthday Parade. The event is Kate's first public appearance si...
Jun 15, 2024
Week in review: Drought status in Medicine Hat, mail box thefts related
This is the week in review for June 9 to June 15, a look back at the top stories that shaped Medicine Hat over the last seven days.- On nowThere's lots going on in Medicine Hat this week. Here is what...
Jun 15, 2024
Iran and Sweden agree to a prisoner swap freeing man convicted of war crimes over '88 executions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran and Sweden agreed Saturday to a prisoner swap freeing Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over mass 1988 executions in the Islamic Republic. It remai...
Jun 15, 2024
Gathering commemorates 17 lives lost in western Manitoba bus crash a year ago
DAUPHIN, Man. - A ceremony is set for this afternoon to remember 17 people who died in a bus crash in western Manitoba. Families of the victims have been working on a monument, which will be unveiled ...
Jun 15, 2024
Florida Panthers can clinch Stanley Cup with Game 4 win over Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Florida Panthers have a chance to make history tonight as they take on the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. The Panthers are up 3-0 in the best-of-seven series and lo...
Jun 15, 2024
Stolen children must be returned, Trudeau says as he departs for Ukraine peace talks
SAVELLETRI DI FASANO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to shine a spotlight on the plight of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and call for their safe return when he attends a summit d...
Jun 15, 2024