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After guilty pleas, ex-PQ leader André Boisclair to be sentenced for sex assaults
MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andre Boisclair will find out today whether a judge will accept a jointly recommended sentence stemming from his guilty plea in two sexual assault cases. Boiscla...
Jul 18, 2022
Catholic dioceses failed in past to raise money promised to survivors. Will they now?
OTTAWA - When 48 Catholic church entities signed on to fundraise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was spelled out they would do so through their ...
Jul 18, 2022
2022 midterms: What to watch in Maryland's primary elections
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Republican race for Maryland governor in Tuesday's primary election pits a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan against a rival endorsed by Donald Trump. It's an ear...
Jul 17, 2022
Sons of All-Stars Holliday, Jones go 1-2 in MLB draft
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Matt Holliday heard from agent Scott Boras that his son was about to be picked first in baseball's amateur draft, and the 2007 batting champion didn't let on. "That was kind of cool...
Jul 17, 2022
Bull rider Buttar fit to be tied in Stampede rodeo
CALGARY - Dakota Buttar didn't mind sharing the spotlight with Shane Proctor at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday. Both Buttar and Proctor posted scores of 88.5 points atop their bulls in a bonus r...
Jul 17, 2022
Chez Reavie wins Barracuda for 3rd PGA Tour title
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour's lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title. Six...
Jul 17, 2022
Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) - Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed ...
Jul 17, 2022
Canada's Rogers wins historic silver in women's hammer throw at world championship
EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Camryn Rogers spun four times in the circle, then unleashed a hammer throw that soared straight into the history books. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.52 metres ...
Jul 17, 2022
Kale Porteous Memorial Splash Park gives Bow Island residents another way to beat the heat
BOW ISLAND, AB - The Kale Porteous Memorial Splash Park officially opened in Bow Island on Saturday by welcoming hundreds of people to get their feet wet.Kale was 11 when he was killed in a 2018 farmi...
Jul 17, 2022
Smith rallies to beat McIlroy at British Open for 1st major
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - The stage at St. Andrews was all set for Rory McIlroy. The show belonged to Cameron Smith, and so did that silver claret jug he won in a Sunday stunner at the British Open...
Jul 17, 2022