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Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 87 months in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun helmet and body armor was sentenced on Monday to 87 months - more than seven years - in prison, the longes...
Aug 01, 2022
Medvedev, Swiatek get top seeds for upcoming National Bank Open tennis tournaments
TORONTO - Defending champion Daniil Medvedev has been named the top seed for the upcoming National Bank Open men's tennis tournament in Montreal, while Iga Swiatek is the top seed for the women's even...
Aug 01, 2022
Griner's trial resumes amid intensified diplomacy
MOSCOW (AP) - Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow's outskirts to the highest level o...
Aug 01, 2022
Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship
TAMPA, Fla. - Nikolina Istocki scored twice as Canada opened play at the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship with a 5-0 win over Jamaica on Monday. Keira Martin, Annabelle Chukwu and Taegan Stewart ...
Aug 01, 2022
Head of World Health Organization tells Montreal conference progress on HIV at risk
MONTREAL - The director-general of the World Health Organization told an international AIDS conference in Montreal today that growing inequality could reverse a decade of progress made in the fight ag...
Aug 01, 2022
Ukraine paddlers to push hard at Worlds, as reminder "sport must live" despite war
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Ukrainian paddlers at the world championships are grateful for the tranquility of the Dartmouth lakes - having temporarily left behind sirens and missiles flying overhead. But for Pa...
Aug 01, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts: Analysis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China. The portraits, along with a myriad of...
Aug 01, 2022
Mateo Restrepo trades one dream for another, leaving pro soccer for med school
At 25, Mateo Restrepo has already achieved one dream by playing pro soccer. Now the HFX Wanderers FC defender is embarking on another, quitting football for medical school. The Toronto native left Mon...
Aug 01, 2022
Canadian gymnast Dolci takes silver in men's floor event at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canadian gymnast Felix Dolci has picked up his second medal of the Commonwealth Games, taking silver in the men's floor event. Dolci, from Laval, Que., earned a score of 1...
Aug 01, 2022
City of Vernon offers tips to reduce compost odours
The City of Vernon is offering some tips for keeping the organics carts from getting too smelly, which has been an issue since the new program begin earlier this year.A PSA video by the city suggests ...
Aug 01, 2022
