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Montreal drag queen to meet with elected officials after library storytime cancelled
MONTREAL - A well-known Montreal performer whose drag queen storytime event at a local library was cancelled says he's been invited to meet with elected officials. Sbastien Potvin, who performs as Bar...
Jul 07, 2022
WNBA players union 'stands with' Griner after guilty plea
Brittney Griner's guilty plea Thursday has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star pleaded guilty to drug possession c...
Jul 07, 2022
Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announces retirement
OTTAWA - Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announced her retirement from competitive skating on Thursday. The 28-year-old from Sept-les, Que., Que. won silver in the women's single competition at ...
Jul 07, 2022
B.C. Lions sign offensive lineman Perkins to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed American offensive lineman Kent Perkins to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-five, 306-pound Dallas native made his debut in Week 2 of the 2021 CFL sea...
Jul 07, 2022
Ousting of U.K. PM Boris Johnson won't affect ties with Canada, trade talks
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says the ousting of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson by his party will not affect Canada's negotiations on a free-trade agreement. A spokeswoman for International Tra...
Jul 07, 2022
Driver who killed woman and three daughters seeks to appeal conviction, sentence
A driver who struck and killed a woman and her three young daughters in Brampton, Ont., two years ago is challenging his conviction on drug-impaired driving charges as well as his sentence. In a notic...
Jul 07, 2022
Péladeau family quarrel over inheritance ends as high court rejects brothers' appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is refusing to hear an appeal by Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Pladeau and his brother of a ruling that awarded $36 million in inheritance to their sister. Canada...
Jul 07, 2022
Olympic medallist Sanchez switches swimming allegiance from Canada to the Philippines
TORONTO - Swimmer Kayla Sanchez, a relay Olympic medallist for Canada, has switched countries to represent the Philippines. The 21-year-old swam the leadoff leg for Canada in a silver-medal effort las...
Jul 07, 2022
Quebec enters 7th wave of COVID-19, officials urge prudence during summer vacations
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the province is into a seventh wave of COVID-19. Despite the uptick in COVID-19 indicators, officials told a news conference today they don't plan to re...
Jul 07, 2022
Toronto FC confirms sale of Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami
Toronto FC has confirmed the sale of Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami CF. Toronto gets US$150,000 in general allocation money, with more to come if certain performance-based metrics ...
Jul 07, 2022
