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Sweden's Blixt wins U.S. Open qualifier, Canada's du Toit misses cut on home soil
MILTON, Ont. - Sweden's Jonas Blixt finished on top Monday in the U.S Open qualifying tournament at RattleSnake Point Golf Club. Blixt was tied for the lead after the day's opening round and finished ...
Jun 06, 2022
Final four players qualify for RBC Canadian Open, Canadian Hunt misses out in playoff
TORONTO - Patrick Flavin finished 3-under 68 for top spot in the Monday qualifier for the RBC Canadian Open. Amateur Piercen Hunt, who was born in Calgary, Braden Thornberry, Jeffrey Kang and Brad Ada...
Jun 06, 2022
Judge lets sex assault suit go on against actor Kevin Spacey
NEW YORK (AP) - A sex-assault civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey can proceed in federal court in New York City, a federal judge ruled Monday. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said in a written ruling that ...
Jun 06, 2022
Contract dispute could hurt Canada's World Cup push, game's growth: experts
VANCOUVER - Experts say the well of goodwill created by the on-field success of Canada's soccer teams in recent months is quickly drying up amid a heated contract dispute between the men's national sq...
Jun 06, 2022
Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes object to non-disclosure clause in contract
Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes fear their national federation is trying to silence them, saying a clause in their athlete agreement contradicts the principles of safe sport. The Bobsleigh Cana...
Jun 06, 2022
WPCA title for Grande Prairie wagon driver
A Grande Prairie driver is celebrating a victory on the World Professional Chuckwagon Association circuit.Chanse Vigen won Sunday's WPCA stop in Bonnyville. "The horses did really well. They like gett...
Jun 06, 2022
First B.C. monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases. The centre says its laboratory has confirme...
Jun 06, 2022
Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial
MONTREAL - The province's attorney general, the chief justice of the Quebec court and several media organizations went before the Quebec Court of Appeal today to demand more information about a secret...
Jun 06, 2022
Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members have been charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the U.S. Ca...
Jun 06, 2022
Israeli coalition suffers loss, faces uncertain prospects
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The Israeli government on Monday failed to pass a bill extending legal protections for settlers in the occupied West Bank. The vote marks a major setback for the fragile coalit...
Jun 06, 2022