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Canadian Denis Shapovalov wins clay-court opener in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round of the Barcelona Open after a 6-3, 7-5 win over France's Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday. The seventh-seeded Shapovalov, who got a b...
Apr 20, 2021

Female service members blast military police over sex misconduct investigations
OTTAWA - Female service members and veterans are criticizing the way Canada's military police investigate allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks. The women voiced their complaints t...
Apr 20, 2021

Former Toronto FC coach Ryan Nelsen to help with Olympic soccer draw
As a player, Ryan Nelsen watched the 2008 and 2012 Olympic soccer draws to see what awaited his New Zealand side at the Games. On Wednesday, the former Toronto FC head coach will be helping set the st...
Apr 20, 2021

Nunavut RCMP release few details on man shot dead by police
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut RCMP has released new, but limited details into the death of a 31-year-old man who was shot and killed by an officer in Clyde River last spring. Mounties say two officer...
Apr 20, 2021

Police: 1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at NY grocery store
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - One person was killed and two people were injured in a shooting a Long Island grocery store, Nassau County police said Tuesday. The person killed was a 49-year-old employee, pol...
Apr 20, 2021

Provinces balk at Liberals' child-care budget pledge as funding negotiations loom
OTTAWA - Multiple provincial governments are questioning the Liberals' promise of a national child-care system, saying they either feel the strings on the cash are too tight, or won't necessarily help...
Apr 20, 2021

Periodic roadblocks but no individual stops planned for B.C.'s COVID-19 travel rules
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor ...
Apr 20, 2021

Out of sight but centre stage, jurors weigh Chauvin's fate
MINNEAPOLIS - The jurors who sat off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death were in the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now ...
Apr 20, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs refusing to disclose review to fatality inquiry
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Veterans Affairs Canada has refused to disclose to an inquiry its internal review of how it handled the tragic case of Lionel Desmond, the Afghanistan war veteran from Nova Sco...
Apr 20, 2021

Former star goaltender Luongo named general manager of Canada's hockey worlds team
CALGARY - Former star goaltender Roberto Luongo has been named the general manager for Canada's men's team for the 2021 world hockey championship. Hockey Canada said Tuesday in a release that Luongo w...
Apr 20, 2021