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Roger Federer confident of Laver Cup quality despite late withdrawal of stars
VANCOUVER - The Laver Cup may lack the star power of its previous iterations with no Grand Slam or world champions taking the court at Rogers Arena, but tournament co-founder Roger Federer is convince...
Sep 19, 2023
Senators, Sokolov agree to terms on one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Egor Sokolov on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and $120,000 in the American Hockey Leagu...
Sep 19, 2023
Canadiens acquire Tanner Pearson, 2025 draft pick from Canucks for DeSmith
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks. In return, Montreal is sending goaltender Casey DeSmith. Pearson had five points (on...
Sep 19, 2023
Cause still sought and may never be known in Calgary daycare E. coli breakout
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's chief medical officer says the exact cause of a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares may never be known.Dr. Mark Joffe said investigators are checking thousands of piec...
Sep 19, 2023
Rebels trade Burlock to Victoria
Red Deer Rebels Owner, President and General Manager Brent Sutter announced on Tuesday that the club has completed a trade with the Victoria Royals. The Rebels have traded forward Escalus Burlock ('06...
Sep 19, 2023
Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing on stage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage at a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and str...
Sep 19, 2023
Hurricane Nigel strengthens, gaining Category 2 status far from land out in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Nigel powered up to Category 2 storm status on Tuesday afternoon and could intensify further before it starts weakening in coming days far out over the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. ...
Sep 19, 2023
Hardeep Nijjar met CSIS every week before killing that Trudeau links to India: son
VANCOUVER - The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, i...
Sep 19, 2023
After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drug to resume lethal injections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state's first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The pa...
Sep 19, 2023
Sikh community 'reeling' on news of India interference in death: B.C.'s AG says
British Columbia's attorney general says the community is reeling over news that the Canadian government is investigating a link between the shooting death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the ...
Sep 19, 2023