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Tempo GM Monica Wright Rogers plotting out Toronto roster a year before WNBA debut
TORONTO - Monica Wright Rogers is just about ready to shift the Toronto Tempo into a new gear. Wright Rogers has been focused on the business side of the new WNBA franchise in her first four months as...
Jun 22, 2025
Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year says it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to star...
Jun 22, 2025
Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing
NATASHQUAN - A search has resumed for four people who are missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore during a rescue operation. The Airmedic helicopter was involved i...
Jun 22, 2025
'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO - Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country. Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin says scorching temper...
Jun 22, 2025
Iranians in Canada watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
MONTREAL - Iranian-Canadians say they fear an escalation of violence in the Middle East after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. Nim Machouf, a member of a Mont...
Jun 22, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal minister John McCallum dead at 75
OTTAWA - John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at age 75, his family confirms. McCallum was a veteran politician, diplomat, academic and accomplished economist. More coming. The C...
Jun 22, 2025
Kevin Durant is going from the Suns to the Rockets in a blockbuster trade, AP source says
The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement ...
Jun 22, 2025
Suicide bomber kills at least 9 in Syrian church near Damascus during mass
DWEIL'A, Syria (AP) - A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a church filled with people, killing at least nine, Syrian state media reported. The explosion in Dweil'a in the outs...
Jun 22, 2025
Osorio returns to Toronto after suffering lower-body injury training with Canada
HOUSTON - Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has left the Canada camp at the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a lower-body injury. Canada Soccer, in a social media post, said the Toronto FC captain will miss th...
Jun 22, 2025
Canadian women fall 3-2 to Belgium in Volleyball Nations League
ISTANBUL - Canada's women's volleyball team fell 3-2 (22-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 18-16) to Belgium in Volleyball Nations League action on Sunday. The Canadians were ahead 2-1 before Belgium stormed b...
Jun 22, 2025
