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Ducharme expects to rejoin Habs for Game 3 of Cup final after positive COVID-19 test
Dominique Ducharme is doing his best not to look at the calendar. And even still, the days are passing much slower than normal. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, who tested positive for COVID...
Jun 26, 2021

Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.'s southern Interior, chief says
CAWSTON, B.C. - The chief of an Indigenous Nation in British Columbia's southern Interior says two more Catholic churches in the region have burned in fires early this morning. Lower Similkameen India...
Jun 26, 2021

Dolberg scores 2, Denmark beats Wales 4-0 at Euro 2020
AMSTERDAM - Still riding a wave of emotion, Denmark won again at the European Championship. And they won a big one at a stadium that means a lot to them. The Danes advanced to the quarterfinals at Eur...
Jun 26, 2021

Alaphilippe wins crash-marred first stage of Tour de France
LANDERNEAU, France - The mass return of Tour de France fans coincided with chaos and crashes while world champion Julian Alaphilippe avoided most of the carnage to win the opening stage with a punchy ...
Jun 26, 2021

Braves' Soroka tears Achilles tendon again, lost for season
Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka is facing season-ending surgery after again tearing his right Achilles tendon. The Braves said Saturday Soroka suffered the new tear on Thursday while walking t...
Jun 26, 2021

Decathlete Warner wins the Canadian 110-hurdles title in pouring rain
MONTREAL - Decathlon star Damian Warner won the 110-metre hurdles in pouring rain at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials on Saturday. Warner, who's using the trials as finetuning for the Tokyo...
Jun 26, 2021

Riders report loss of $7.5 million after 2020 CFL season cancelled due to COVID-19
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders reported a loss of $7.5 million at their 2020-21 annual general meeting as the club deals with the financial fallout from the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season....
Jun 26, 2021

Victoria organizers get green light to have fans at Olympic basketball qualifying
Victoria will feel like home court for Canada's men's basketball team after all. Organizers for Canada's last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament which tips off Tuesday in Victoria have been given th...
Jun 26, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions could still limit celebrations as Habs try to win Stanley Cup
Montrealers won't be the only ones to start celebrating next week as the Habs make a run for Canada's first Stanley Cup in 28 years. Fans and beer drinkers from across the country will be lifting thei...
Jun 26, 2021

'Staying alive is an obsession:' Family of survivors reflect on residential schools
The weeds of residential schools are tangled throughout the family tree of Clayton Episkenew and many other Indigenous people in Canada. "I have come a long way but at times feel guilty that I am here...
Jun 26, 2021