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Alcaraz's quest to win third consecutive Madrid Open title ends with loss to Rublev in quarterfinals
MADRID (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz's bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Spaniard got off to a goo...
May 01, 2024

Woman accusing ex-MP Saganash of sex assault files suit after criminal case diverted
OTTAWA - A woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash of sexual assault has filed a civil suit, saying she never wanted prosecutors to divert his criminal charge to a restorative justice pro...
May 01, 2024

Former CFL player, executive Lyle Bauer dead at age 65
WINNIPEG - Lyle Bauer, a former CFL player and executive, has died. He was 65. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team Bauer played for and later served as CEO, announced Bauer's death on its Instagram pa...
May 01, 2024

Conservatives continue to out-fundraise all other federal parties
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives continue to out-fundraise other federal parties, bringing in millions more than all the others combined in the first three months of the year. The Tories raised n...
May 01, 2024

Quebec policy restricting gender-neutral bathrooms in schools enters into effect
Quebec's new rules banning the construction of shared gender-neutral bathrooms in schools come into effect today. The government directive requires that all new bathrooms and locker rooms in schools a...
May 01, 2024

Ottawa 'urgently' waiting for info from B.C. before deciding on drug criminalization
OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says the decision about whether to recriminalize drug use in British Columbia needs to be made urgently, but she's still waiting for more inf...
May 01, 2024

Hughes, Makar, Josi named finalists for NHL's defenceman of the year
NEW YORK - Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche, and Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators are the three finalists for the Norris Trophy, awarded to the NHL's be...
May 01, 2024

Medicine Hat taekwondo club hones discipline and confidence ahead of weekend tournament
Students at Fire Dragon Taekwondo in Medicine Hat are kicking and sparring their way towards this weekend's tournament. Four local black-belts are scheduled to attend the tournament in Strathmore, wit...
May 01, 2024

Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Maple Leafs life against Bruins
BOSTON - Joseph Woll knew he wasn't getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been trending towards Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of ...
May 01, 2024

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to expand stadium capacity to 55,000
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have given an insight into their long-term ambitions for Welsh soccer team Wrexham, which they hope could eventually see the capacity of its Racecourse Ground stadium ...
May 01, 2024