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Björn Borg's son Leo wins his first match on ATP tour
BASTAD, Sweden (AP) - More than 40 years later, there is another Borg on the list of ATP match winners. Leo Borg, the son of 11-time Grand Slam champion Bjrn Borg, won a main-draw match on the ATP tou...
Jul 18, 2023

Quebec gondola crash probe continues; victim identified as Canadian soldier
MONTREAL - The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed today that the man who died in a fatal gondola crash Sunday at the Mont-Tremblant resort was a military member. Fifty-year-old Sheldon Johnson of Kingsto...
Jul 18, 2023

Belarus arrests a prominent journalist in its continued crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist who has written for the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opp...
Jul 18, 2023

Harvest begins for northern fireweed and mushrooms
Chantarelle mushroom buyers are offering $10 per pound for the boreal delicacy, the highest amount paid since at least 2018. Chanterelles are the most sought-after mushroom in northern Saskatchewan, p...
Jul 18, 2023

Maple Leafs hire former Canucks executive Clancey as assistant general manager
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Derek Clancey as assistant general manager, player personnel. The 54-year-old spent last season as an assistant GM with the Vancouver Canucks. He was a pro...
Jul 18, 2023

Harris’ surgery a success, but no timetable for his return: O’Day
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing for a long stretch without their franchise quarterback."Trevor (Harris) had his surgery performed and he is recovering from the surgery," Riders genera...
Jul 18, 2023

Alaska volcano's week-long eruption spews another massive ash cloud
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions...
Jul 18, 2023

An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian court sentenced a rights activist on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance o...
Jul 18, 2023

Canada might loosen Turkey arms embargo, Ottawa's former military envoy says
OTTAWA - A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. At last week's NATO s...
Jul 18, 2023

Opponents of telescope development in Hawaii urge UN to hold Canada accountable
OTTAWA - Canada is under fire for its support of a controversial telescope slated for development on Hawai'i Island, the largest island in the state, over allegations the project violates Indigenous r...
Jul 18, 2023