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Federal watchdog probing allegations against disqualified Tory hopeful Patrick Brown
OTTAWA - Canada's elections commissioner is reviewing information related to the campaign of disqualified Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown's alleged breach of financing rules. A spokesp...
Jul 07, 2022
Chauvin says he `wishes all the best' for Floyd's children
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin told George Floyd's family that he "wishes all the best" for Floyd's children. Chauvin gave brief remarks Thursday before he was ...
Jul 07, 2022
GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs about Black people in the workplace and sexually haras...
Jul 07, 2022
Toronto Raptors re-sign Canadian centre Boucher to multi-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday that they have re-signed Canadian centre Chris Boucher to a multi-year contract. The move was first reported just after NBA free agency opened on June ...
Jul 07, 2022
How polarization in the U.S. thwarts state-level efforts to toughen red flag laws
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - Monday's deadly mass shooting in Illinois is proof that not even some of the most stringent gun control measures in the U.S. can prevent mass violence. The Giffords Law Center to...
Jul 07, 2022
Fuel prices start to drop in northern Sask.
Looks like gas prices are starting to drop in parts of northern Saskatchewan.According to GasBuddy, at least two stations in Prince Albert are sitting at 189.9 c/litre as of Thursday morning, a drop o...
Jul 07, 2022
Saddle bronc runs deep in Alberta's Hay clan
CALGARY - Rod Hay continues to live the rodeo life, but times three. An eight-time national champion and winner of four Calgary Stampede titles, no other Canadian saddle bronc rider has qualified for ...
Jul 07, 2022
Oilers announce assistants Manson, Gulutzan will return to Woodcroft's coaching staff
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers say assistant coaches Dave Manson and Glen Gulutzan will return next season as the NHL team shored up its hockey operations staff on Thursday. The Oilers also announced ...
Jul 07, 2022
Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon before semifinal with injury
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. "Unfortunately, as you can imagine, if I am he...
Jul 07, 2022
Wayne Gretzky becomes a minority owner with OHL's Niagara IceDogs
SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. - Wayne Gretzky has become a minority owner in the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara IceDogs. The transfer of the club to majority owner Darren DeDobbelaer was announced Thursday ...
Jul 07, 2022