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Canadian tennis players Andreescu, Fernandez move on to second round at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with three-set wins on Friday. Andreescu, playing in her second tournament after a months-long ...
Apr 29, 2022

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe rivals U.S. offers with late $5B bid for Chelsea
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe launched a late bid on Friday to buy Chelsea for 4.25 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) as rival offers featuring American investors were already being assessed as the sa...
Apr 29, 2022

P.E.I. asking Ottawa to change name of Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing
CHARLOTTETOWN - Members of the Prince Edward Island legislature have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. Epekwitk is th...
Apr 29, 2022

Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six
OTTAWA - The first COVID-19 vaccine for infants and very young children is now under review by Health Canada. Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to ...
Apr 29, 2022

Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses
LONDON (AP) - Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-t...
Apr 29, 2022

Police breached accused man's right to counsel, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says police breached a Quebec man's constitutional right to counsel by undermining the advice given by his lawyer. The unanimous decision comes today in the case o...
Apr 29, 2022

Relatives: Former US Marine killed fighting in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former U.S. Marine was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets in what's the first known death of a U.S. citizen fighting...
Apr 29, 2022

Frontex chief offers to resign over pushback claims
BRUSSELS (AP) - The head of the European Union's border agency has offered to resign following allegations that the agency was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants, officials from the European Co...
Apr 29, 2022

Surging CF Montréal hosts Atlanta looking to build on six-game unbeaten run
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's six-game unbeaten run in all competitions has left the Major League Soccer club in a favourable place after a slow start to the season. With three of those results coming agai...
Apr 29, 2022

Deep Sixed: Raptors eliminated from NBA post-season after Game 6 loss to Philadelphia
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors tried to look at the positives after their NBA post-season ended in blowout fashion. A team that's building for the future did well to earn the fifth seed in the Eastern ...
Apr 29, 2022