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'Unpredictable' free agency on tap as part of NHL's fast-tracked off-season
NHL free agency opens Monday, less than a week since Commissioner Gary Bettman presented the Stanley Cup to the Florida Panthers. The off-season comes at you fast, and with all of it packed into a sho...
Jun 30, 2024

‘A lot of angry people’: Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike
WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the ...
Jun 30, 2024

Pogacar takes yellow jersey in second stage of Tour de France
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) - Them two again. It took only two days into the Tour de France to show that Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are in a class of their own. Pogacar attacked from the chasing pelot...
Jun 30, 2024

Davis wins second Rocket Mortgage Classic after Bhatia 3-putts 18th hole
DETROIT (AP) - Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the f...
Jun 30, 2024

Canadiens send Kovacevic to Devils in exchange for 2026 fourth-rounder
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick. The pick will be the best of the three fourth-round pick...
Jun 30, 2024

Leafs re-sign Max Domi, Timothy Liljegren to new deals
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Max Domi to a four-year contract on Sunday. The average annual value is US$3.75 million. The 29-year-old had 47 points (nine goals, 38 assists) acro...
Jun 30, 2024

Time crunch, rules mess could plague a Liberal leadership race
Calls have intensified for Justin Trudeau to resign as head of the party he almost single-handedly pulled back from the brink after a decimating electoral defeat in 2011.Still Trudeau has been steadfa...
Jun 30, 2024

Zach Edey withdraws from Canadian men's basketball team ahead of Olympics
Zach Edey will not be competing for Canada's men's basketball team at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The seven-foot-four centre released a statement on his decision to withdraw from participating in tra...
Jun 30, 2024

North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed "offensive and overwhelming" responses to prot...
Jun 30, 2024

Aaron Brown wins 200 title at Canadian Olympic trials ahead of third Games
MONTREAL - Aaron Brown will be competing in the 200 metres at the Paris Olympics. The Toronto native won the national title in the event with a time of 20.09 seconds at the Canadian Olympic track and ...
Jun 30, 2024