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Case of former Quebec judge accused of killing wife to end with guilty plea
QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge who was facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2009 shooting death will enter a guilty plea. Crown prosecutor Franois Godin made the announcement in a hearing today...
Mar 13, 2024

Night once brought firefighting reprieve, but no longer, Canadian study shows
The darkness of night has traditionally signalled reprieve for wildland firefighters, but a new Canadian study shows that's changing, and drought is the driving force. The availability of bone-dry fue...
Mar 13, 2024

Canadian rugby league international Megan Pakulis off on Australian adventure
The Manly Sea Eagles and Sydney Roosters weren't the only winners when Australia's National Rugby League kicked off its 2024 season with a Las Vegas doubleheader earlier this month Canadian Megan Paku...
Mar 13, 2024

Sebastian Szirmak's Mexican Tour win prepares him for European Challenge Tour
Sebastian Szirmak won't be coming home to Toronto this summer for the best possible reason - he'll be playing golf in Europe. Szirmak won the Wipa's Open in a three-way playoff on Sunday for his first...
Mar 13, 2024

Teen defender finds way in soccer after fateful Christmas gift for CPL open tryout
You could say a Christmas gift, combined with a lot of hard work, changed James Cameron's life. For Christmas 2022, Cameron's father gifted him a ticket to a Vancouver FC open tryout. Cameron went on ...
Mar 13, 2024

'Look out for yourself': How some NHLers have taken more ownership over their careers
Jack Eichel needed a change of scenery. Matthew Tkachuk felt the same. Auston Matthews, meanwhile, was happy to sign on the dotted line for the next four seasons, just not seven or eight. Unlike the o...
Mar 13, 2024

Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some of charges against Trump
ATLANTA (AP) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judg...
Mar 13, 2024

Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe, an Olympic gold medallist, announces retirement
Wrestler Erica Wiebe, who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, announced her retirement from competition on Wednesday. Wiebe claimed Olympic gold in the women's 75-kilogram weight class, ...
Mar 13, 2024

50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing num...
Mar 13, 2024

Returns from Tommy John surgery may seem routine. Recovery can be full of grief, angst and isolation
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years afte...
Mar 13, 2024