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Stampeders game to go ahead despite Calgary water restrictions
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders game Friday had the green light to go ahead despite water restrictions in the city. Calgarians were urged to reduce water use as work to repair a major water main stre...
Jun 07, 2024

Documents reveal horror of Maine's deadliest mass shooting
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Thousands of pages Maine Department of Public Safety documents released Friday include detailed descriptions of the chaos and carnage surrounding the state's deadliest mass shoo...
Jun 07, 2024

Canadian rider Derek Gee finished fourth, closes in on Critérium du Dauphiné podium
LE COLLET D'ALLEVARD - Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth at the mountaintop finish of Stage 6 of the Critrium du Dauphin on Friday and heads into the final two stages in fourth place overall. The 26-...
Jun 07, 2024

McMaster pediatric surgery chief says deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare'
The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children's Hospital says the deaths of two children following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are "tragic" and "very rare." "We are deeply sadde...
Jun 07, 2024

Police say two Vancouver drug policy advocates charged with trafficking
VANCOUVER - Two people have been charged as a result of raids last year on a drug user advocacy group that Vancouver Police say trafficked illicit substances in the Downtown Eastside area. Police say ...
Jun 07, 2024

Driver's market turning into a game of musical chairs in Formula One
MONTREAL - Lewis Hamilton is intrigued by the idea of a transfer window or free agency in Formula One, but the seven-time world champion believes the circuit's season-long driver market generates more...
Jun 07, 2024

Oilers, Panthers set to clash in Stanley Cup final: 'You're very close to your dream'
SUNRISE - Connor McDavid was in the midst of a hockey nightmare. The superstar captain's Edmonton Oilers - among the Stanley Cup favourites in training camp - had just suffered another demoralizing lo...
Jun 07, 2024

The Danish prime minister is assaulted on a Copenhagen square, media reports say
BERLIN, Germany (AP) - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported on Friday. Danish media said th...
Jun 07, 2024

Calgarians urged to do better in curbing water use during unprecedented main break
CALGARY - Calgarians were being urged Friday to keep reducing their water use as work to repair to a major water main stretched into a second day. "This current level of water cannot continue," said N...
Jun 07, 2024

Alexander Zverev reaches the French Open final on the day his court case is resolved in Germany
PARIS (AP) - Alexander Zverev moved a win away from his first Grand Slam title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open semifinals on Friday, the same day a pending domest...
Jun 07, 2024