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Griner's Moscow trial resumes amid calls for US to seek deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months a...
Jul 07, 2022

Plenty of uncertainty as coy Canadiens prepare to make top pick at NHL draft
MONTREAL - Kent Hughes has yet to decide on the first pick at the 2022 NHL draft. The prospects in the running, meanwhile, have no clue if they'll be selected No. 1. There's plenty of intrigue heading...
Jul 06, 2022

Montreal Alouettes fire head coach Khari Jones, defensive co-ordinator Barron Miles
MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia is returning to the CFL sidelines. The Montreal Alouettes GM assumed interim head-coaching duties with the CFL club Wednesday after the club fired head coach Khari Jones and ...
Jul 06, 2022

Chapman, Bichette HR; Jays edge A's 2-1 to snap 6-game skid
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bo Bichette hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Wednesday to snap a five-game losing streak....
Jul 06, 2022

Canadian swimmer says she was drugged at world championships
Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged on the final day of the world aquatics championships and suffered a rib sprain and a concussion. Harvey said in an Instagram post that there is...
Jul 06, 2022

Caetani Centre picks earlier date for music festival
The Caetani Centre is promising great music, food and fun for its third annual summer music festival.The one-day event will be held July 23 at the historic property on Pleasant Valley Road in Vernon's...
Jul 06, 2022

Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader
VANCOUVER - The national youth council co-chair for the Assembly of First Nations says politics and squabbling around leadership are getting in the way of Indigenous topics that matter most. Rosalie L...
Jul 06, 2022

Tolko invests $150 million in Mississippi mill
Vernon's Tolko Industries has announced a $150 million U.S. expansion of the mill in Ackerman, Mississippi, which is a joint venture with Southeastern Timber Products.The investment is the next step i...
Jul 06, 2022

Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader
VANCOUVER - The national youth council co-chair for the Assembly of First Nations says politics and squabbling around leadership are getting in the way of Indigenous topics that matter most. Rosalie L...
Jul 06, 2022

B.C. government commits $500,000 to safe sport
BURNABY, B.C. - The B.C. government is pumping $500,000 into its safe sport program amid numerous reports of abuse and maltreatment in Canadian sport. Melanie Mark, B.C.'s minister of tourism, arts, c...
Jul 06, 2022

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