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Canadians Sow, Robinson selected in fourth round of NFL draft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The New England Patriots selected Canadian offensive lineman Sidy Sow in the fourth round of the NFL draft Saturday. The Patriots took the six-foot-four, 329-pound Sow, of Bromont, ...
Apr 29, 2023
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Serbian Dusan Lajovic at Madrid Open
MADRID - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open singles tournament after losing to Dusan Lajovic in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5), in the Round of 64 on Saturday. Lajovic handily w...
Apr 29, 2023
Canadian men in group with France, Latvia, Lebanon at 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer
MANILA, Philippines - The Canadian men's basketball team will play France, Latvia and Lebanon in Group H at the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer. Canada, which is 15th in the FIBA world rankings, quali...
Apr 29, 2023
US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation's port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land jour...
Apr 29, 2023
Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year
MONTREAL - A caribou herd in Charlevoix, Que., could be heading toward a baby boom this year, providing a rare bit of good news for the province's decimated population. Caroline Hins, a biologist with...
Apr 29, 2023
Canada to continue air evacuations from Sudan, navy vessels on standby
OTTAWA - Efforts to bring Canadians home from Sudan will continue for as long as possible amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions, federal Defence Minister Anita Anand said Saturd...
Apr 29, 2023
Canadian rider Derek Gee to make Grand Tour debut in Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee has been named to Israel-Premier Tech's team for the Giro d'Italia, the first Grand Tour of the cycling season. The 25-year-old from Ottawa, who came fifth in the team pursuit at th...
Apr 29, 2023
'If we don't understand, we can't really change': Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
RCMP may never fully learn why Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, but they may be able to offer answers that some experts say could help victims' familie...
Apr 29, 2023
'Pretty surreal:' Canada's Keishana Washington looking forward to WNBA opportunity
The moment has sunk in for Keishana Washington. The Pickering, Ont., native arrived in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday to begin a new chapter in her basketball career. Washington, who recently closed ou...
Apr 29, 2023
Families minister says Tory premiers touting child care should ask Poilievre for plan
OTTAWA - Provincial conservative premiers touting $10-a-day child-care deals with Ottawa is a welcome move, even if some of the leaders now campaigning on the deals were among the last to sign them, f...
Apr 29, 2023