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Former world No. 5 Bouchard gets wild-card berth at Odlum Brown VanOpen
VANCOUVER - Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard has been given a wild-card berth at the Odlum Brown VanOpen tennis tournament. Bouchard will play for the first time since sustaining a right shoulder i...
Aug 09, 2022
RCMP say children who are subject of Amber Alert are in danger
Saskatchewan RCMP say the safety of two young children is at stake and are appealing to the public for help.An amber alert was issued Monday night just after 7 p.m. for 7-year-old Luna and 8-year old ...
Aug 09, 2022
Two miners trapped in Dominican Republic rescued with help from Canada
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says two miners who were trapped in an underground mine for 10 days in the Dominican Republic have been rescued with the help of Canada. In a tweet on Tuesday, An...
Aug 09, 2022
Naomi Osaka retires in first-round match against Kanepi at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Naomi Osaka retired from her opening match with a back injury Tuesday at the National Bank Open. Osaka was losing 7-6 (4), 3-0 against Estonia's Kaia Kanepi when she withdrew from the match....
Aug 09, 2022
Alberta awards prize to essay that argues women should pick babies over careers
EDMONTON - Alberta has awarded a prize to an essayist who argues the sexes are not equal and that women should pick babies over careers to avoid the province having to import more foreigners and risk ...
Aug 09, 2022
Jack Hanratty elevated to full-time coach of Canadian women's rugby sevens team
After almost 10 months in an interim role, Jack Hanratty has been appointed head coach of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. Hanratty was an assistant coach with the women's team for sevens event...
Aug 09, 2022
Blue Jays sign veteran outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to one-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to a one-year major-league contract. The 32-year-old was released by Boston on Thursday. He has a .210 average with 19 doubles...
Aug 09, 2022
Man convicted of fatally shooting his 2 daughters in Texas
DALLAS (AP) - A suburban Dallas man who evaded arrest for more than 12 years after being accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in 2008 was convicted Tuesday in their killings. Yaser Sa...
Aug 09, 2022
Man at centre of Saskatchewan Amber Alert a convicted child sex offender: records
REGINA - Court records show a man believed to be at the centre of an Amber Alert for two missing children is a convicted child sex offender. The documents say 50-year-old Benjamin Martin Moore, now of...
Aug 09, 2022
Jury picked in 2nd trial in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - After questions about guns, politics and COVID-19, a jury was selected Tuesday for the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitm...
Aug 09, 2022