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Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players' union
Marty Walsh wasn't a man in a hurry to leave the Biden administration. Less than halfway through the president's term, Walsh was in a comfortable spot in the Cabinet as labor secretary. Then he got a ...
Jun 18, 2023

'Begin to heal': Manitoba community prays for loved ones who died in bus crash
Residents of Dauphin, Man., sought solace at church services Sunday - lighting candles, wiping tears and offering prayers - as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left ...
Jun 18, 2023

Canada's Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes win gold at Beach Pro Tour Challenge event
JRMALA, Latvia - Canada's Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes won their first Beach Pro Tour gold medal as a team on Sunday. Canada defeated Switzerland's Zo Verg-Dpr and Esme Bbner 2-0 (21-1...
Jun 18, 2023

Canadian rider Michael Woods wins La Route d’Occitanie for the second year in a row
SAINT-GIRONS, France - Canadian Michael Woods won La Route d'Occitanie for the second year in a row Sunday. The 36-year-old from Ottawa had moved into first place by winning Saturday's penultimate thi...
Jun 18, 2023

Quebec wildfire: Lebel-sur-Quévillon citizens return, but remain on evacuation alert
MONTREAL - Authorities have reopened the road into Lebel-sur-Quvillon, Que., and residents will come home as planned today, but the mayor is warning locals the return could be short-lived due to the m...
Jun 18, 2023

After World Cup, Canadian forward Lucas Cavallini enjoying latest soccer journey
Lucas Cavallini and Jonathan Osorio have come a long way since the days of playing soccer as kids in the Cavallini family basement in Mississauga, Ont. Last year, they fulfilled a dream by making it t...
Jun 18, 2023

Indigenous educators in Saskatchewan look to boost graduation rates
Jason Young measures the success of his students from one year to the next, celebrating wins both big and small. The director of education for Saskatchewan's Northern Lights School Division, which is ...
Jun 18, 2023

Netanyahu says Israel will move ahead on contentious judicial overhaul plan after talks crumble
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government intends to move ahead on contentious plans to change the country's judicial system after talks aimed at fin...
Jun 18, 2023

In Labrador, those caring for a town's homeless population face backlash, criticism
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - On a recent spring day in a sandy church parking lot in Labrador, Vanessa Hamel stopped mid-sentence to lean out of a food truck window and wave to an approaching group ...
Jun 18, 2023

F1 leader Max Verstappen aims for second consecutive Canadian Grand Prix win
MONTREAL - Formula One leader Max Verstappen can win the Canadian Grand Prix for a second consecutive year on Sunday afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen will start at the pole position ...
Jun 18, 2023