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Health issues force Canadian boxer to withdraw from Olympic qualifier in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Marie Al-Ahmadieh has withdrawn from a last-ditch Olympic qualifier due to "unforeseen health-related issues," according to Boxing Canada. The 19-year-old from Montreal, a sil...
May 30, 2024

Knoblauch's roster shakeup pays off as Perry sparks Oilers in Game 4 victory
EDMONTON - The morning before Game 4 of the Western Conference final, veteran Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry was informed that his five-game exile to the press box was ending. For a player of Per...
May 30, 2024

Canada men face another relegation fight to preserve core status on HSBC SVNS circuit
While Canada's women battle for silverware this weekend in the HSBC SVNS season finale in Madrid, the men are fighting for survival on World Rugby's sevens circuit. For the second year in a row, the C...
May 30, 2024

Trudeau: Russia should be part of D-Day ceremony, despite egregious Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he supports France's decision to invite Russian officials to a D-Day commemoration, despite the invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau says Canada is in "extreme disa...
May 30, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Montreal brainwashing experiments case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a Quebec ruling that bars people from suing the U.S. government in Canada over its role in notorious brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychia...
May 30, 2024

Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights. The u...
May 30, 2024

Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., begins RBC Canadian Open defence
HAMILTON - Nick Taylor begins the defence of his RBC Canadian Open title this morning. The product of Abbotsford, B.C., was the first Canadian to win the men's golf national championship in 69 years w...
May 30, 2024

Musician Patrick Watson on how ethics got between him and half a million dollars
TORONTO - Patrick Watson can't be easily bought. While many have offered heaps of money to license the Montreal musician's acclaimed work over the years, he says there are certain ethical lines he ref...
May 30, 2024

Maradona's heirs lose court battle to block auction of World Cup Golden Ball trophy
A French court ruled the auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup can go ahead as planned despite opposition from his heirs, their lawyer told The Associated Pre...
May 30, 2024

Spain's parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia's separatists
MADRID (AP) - Spain's Parliament voted Thursday to give final approval to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. T...
May 30, 2024