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Bottcher to coach Homan's Ottawa team, join her for doubles in upcoming season
World champion Rachel Homan is joining forces with Alberta skip Brendan Bottcher for the upcoming curling season. Homan announced Monday on social media that Bottcher will coach her Ottawa-based four-...
May 27, 2024
Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged there was a "tragic mistake" after an Israeli strike killed dozens of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In a...
May 27, 2024
Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
VIENNA (AP) - Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Monday. The report, seen by ...
May 27, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime opens in Paris with straight-set win over Nishioka
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime was a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the opening round of the French Open on Monday. Auger-Aliassime fired seven aces and won 84 per c...
May 27, 2024
Canadian Terris Smith moves on with win at Olympic boxing qualifier in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Terris Smith defeated Bulgaria's Aslahan Mehmedova 3-0 on points in their round-of-16 bout Monday to advance at a last-ditch Olympic qualifying tournament. The 31-year-old fro...
May 27, 2024
No surprises as Jesse Marsch announces first selection as Canadian men's soccer coach
Jesse Marsch's first Canada selection for high-profile June friendlies against the Netherlands and France shows while you can change the coach, the talent at your disposal remains the same. Marsch's 2...
May 27, 2024
Rafael Nadal's possible French Open farewell draws fans from all over the world
PARIS (AP) - They traveled from all over - from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America - to be at Roland Garros on Monday, intent on watching Rafael Nadal play what might be his last...
May 27, 2024
Rafael Nadal's possible French Open farewell draws fans from all over the world
PARIS (AP) - They traveled from all over - from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America - to be at Roland Garros on Monday, intent on watching Rafael Nadal play what might be his last...
May 27, 2024
Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner start French Open with straight-set victories
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek began her bid for a third consecutive French Open title with a straightforward 6-1, 6-2 victory over Leolia Jeanjean on Monday, stretching her winning streak to 13 matches. Sw...
May 27, 2024
North Korea appears to have fired a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea say
TOKYO (AP) - North Korea on Monday launched a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea said, hours after North Korea announced plans to put a rocket into orbit apparently carrying its second milita...
May 27, 2024