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Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri waiting on forward Sasha Vezenkov
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is willing to be patient with Sasha Vezenkov. The 28-year-old forward was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Raptors on June 28 on the second day o...
Jul 08, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protest camp at UBC has been dismantled
VANCOUVER - A pro-Palestinian protest camp that had occupied a sports field at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus for more than two months has been dismantled. Dozens of tents had b...
Jul 08, 2024
Taylor Fritz comes back from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) - After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn't even chase, wrapping up the American's comeback from a two-set hole in Wimbledon's fourth round Monday, the men met a...
Jul 08, 2024
Ex-Quebec junior hockey players jailed for sexual assault of teen at hotel in 2021
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been handed jail sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 in the aftermath of a Victoriaville Tigres champions...
Jul 08, 2024
Ex-Quebec junior hockey players jailed for sexual assault of teen at hotel in 2021
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been handed jail sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 in the aftermath of a Victoriaville Tigres champions...
Jul 08, 2024
Calgary Stampede update: Culling advances to Showdown Sunday
RodeoFort St. John steer wrestler Stephen Culling has qualified for Showdown Sunday at the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Culling finished fourth in Pool A after times of 7.3 seconds on Friday, 3.9 on Saturda...
Jul 08, 2024
Canadians to decide if online harms regulator is bureaucracy or enforcement: PBO
OTTAWA - Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux suggests it's up to Canadians to decide whether they believe the government's proposal to create a new regulator against online harms amounts to burea...
Jul 08, 2024
By coming forward, Alice Munro's daughter sheds light on childhood sex abuse: experts
The organization Alice Munro's daughter credits with helping her heal from childhood sexual abuse says her courage in speaking out sheds light on an issue that doesn't receive enough public attention....
Jul 08, 2024
Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, said Monday that the county medical examiner was investigating four suspected heat-related deaths as the region ...
Jul 08, 2024
Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday ...
Jul 08, 2024