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De Grasse, Leduc win 100-metre races at Canadian track and field trials
MONTREAL - Six-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse captured gold in the men's 100 metres at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials on Friday, booking his spot at the Paris Games...
Jun 28, 2024
Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Friday approved the Biden administration's request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to provide court oversight of how the government cares for...
Jun 28, 2024
Bolivia’s president says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to take over as president
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian President Luis Arce said Friday a former general had intended to take over the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denied that the Andean nation wa...
Jun 28, 2024
Sharks take forward Celebrini first overall at NHL draft
LAS VEGAS - Macklin Celebrini is a member of the San Jose Sharks. The club did the expected inside Sin City's glitzy Sphere auditorium Friday, selecting the centre from Vancouver with the top pick at ...
Jun 28, 2024
Minivan slams into a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9, fire official says
A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring 9, a Suffolk County fire official said. The vehicle came to a stop inside the Hawaii Nail & Spa store in De...
Jun 28, 2024
Andrew Wiggins unable to join Canada camp ahead of Olympics, held out by Warriors
TORONTO - Andrew Wiggins will not have his chance to be with Canada looking ahead to the Paris Olympics. Rowan Barrett, the general manager of Canada's men's basketball team, confirmed that Wiggins wa...
Jun 28, 2024
Bhatia, Rai share lead in Detroit at Rocket Mortgage Classic
DETROIT (AP) - Akshay Bhatia shot a 5-under 67 that included a free drop after his golf ball fell into a fairway drain, good enough for a share of the 36-hole lead with Aaron Rai after the second roun...
Jun 28, 2024
Grace Kim's ace carries her team to share of the lead in Dow Championship
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Grace Kim had a hole-in-one and combined with Auston Kim for eight birdies in a fourballs format Friday for a 9-under 61 and a five-way share of the lead in the Dow Championship....
Jun 28, 2024
Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A ballot question to enshrine Nevada's abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of Sta...
Jun 28, 2024
Oilers sign goaltender Calvin Pickard to two-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Calvin Pickard to a two-year contract extension with an annual average value of US$1 million. The six-foot-one, 205-pound goalie had 12-7-1 record...
Jun 28, 2024