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Dominant second set leads Auger-Aliassime over McDonald in Halle
HALLE, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime rode a dominant second set to a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday at the Halle Open...
Jun 15, 2022

Hockey Canada names coaches for under-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced Stephane Julien will lead its men's under-18 team at the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Head coach and general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Sh...
Jun 15, 2022

Reading University still has room for participants as program returns after pandemic
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Reading University is set to return this July to Northwestern Polytechnic. Co-founder Rhonda Side says the three-week, early literacy intervention...
Jun 15, 2022

Officer who killed Quebec teen who was holding weapon says he feared for safety
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The provincial police officer who shot and killed a Quebec teenager who was holding an air pistol says the young man posed a clear danger to officers. Jol Desruisseaux told a corone...
Jun 15, 2022

Racing on the edge: Hamelin says short-track and Formula One have similarities
MONTREAL - Charles Hamelin was a couple of days removed from becoming Canada's most decorated winter Olympian and was on his flight home from Beijing. Connecting to the airplane's wifi midflight, the ...
Jun 15, 2022

Canada's Andreescu eliminated from German Open with second-round loss to Pliskova
BERLIN - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated form the German Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7) loss to fourth seed Karolina Pliskova in second-round action Wednesday. An...
Jun 15, 2022

Final House of Commons vote expected on bill reforming mandatory minimum sentencing
OTTAWA - Federal MPs are expected to vote this afternoon on whether to adopt the Liberals' mandatory minimums bill and send it to the Senate. Bill C-5 would amend the Criminal Code to remove mandatory...
Jun 15, 2022

Johnny Gaudreau tops NHL's potential UFA class with free agency four weeks away
NHL general managers get the opportunity to open their chequebooks four weeks from Wednesday. This year's list of potential unrestricted free agents - as always - offers some intriguing opportunities ...
Jun 15, 2022

Bruce, Matthews advance to US Senate Democratic runoff in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce and state Sen. Krystle Matthews have advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The winner of the June...
Jun 15, 2022

Shapovalov's losing streak reaches five matches with Queen's Club loss to Paul
LONDON - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov had his losing streak extended to five matches Wednesday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Tommy Paul at the Queen's Club grass-court event. Shapovalov hasn...
Jun 15, 2022