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Dillon Brooks, Oshae Brissett not in training camp with Canadian national team
TAMPA, Fla. - Two more NBA players have been removed from Canada's roster for its current training camp. Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies and Oshae Brissett of the Indiana Pacers are no longer o...
Jun 21, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, June 21, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 90 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials ...
Jun 21, 2021

National Indigenous History Month
SaskMusic and FACTOR Canada are presenting a special online concert in honour of National Indigenous History Month, airing 7pm Thursday, June 24 on SaskMusic's Facebook and YouTube pages. More than a ...
Jun 21, 2021

Hearing resumes into death of man who suffocated in spit hood in Halifax police cell
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Police Review Board hearing is underway into the death of a 41-year-old man who died in a Halifax police cell. A medical examiner determined Corey Rogers died of suffocation on...
Jun 21, 2021

High court sides with former athletes in dispute with NCAA
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over r...
Jun 21, 2021

Not guilty pleas in Jordan sedition trial tied to royal rift
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jorda...
Jun 21, 2021

CF Montreal finds two new home venues as Gold Cup comes to Fort Lauderdale
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will play home games in Harrison, N.J., and Orlando next month. The MLS club says it will face Inter Miami CF at Red Bull Arena in Harrison on July 3 and will host New York City...
Jun 21, 2021

Wayne Gretzky, Steve Nash join forces with Las Vegas lacrosse team
LAS VEGAS - Two of Canada's most prominent athletes are part of the ownership group of the National Lacrosse League's new Las Vegas franchise. The NLL says Wayne Gretzky and Steve Nash will join golf ...
Jun 21, 2021

Tokyo Olympics to allow local fans - but with strict limits
TOKYO (AP) - A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has be...
Jun 21, 2021

Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices, making h...
Jun 21, 2021