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Olympic short-track speedskating gold medallist Samuel Girard retires
SAGUENAY, Que. - Olympic short-track speedskating champion Samuel Girard has announced his retirement from the sport. The 22-year-old from Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., won a gold medal in the men's 1,00...
May 24, 2019
Three young Canadians look to make their mark at French Open
LYON, France - Tennis might have its legendary "Big Three" in Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. But now Canadian tennis has its own version - and the trio is ready to make wave...
May 24, 2019
Raptors relying on experience as they try to finish off Bucks
TORONTO - The situation may be new for Toronto as a city, but it's old hat for Kawhi Leonard. The Toronto Raptors star knows a thing or two about big NBA playoff games from his time with the San Anton...
May 24, 2019
Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking the relatively rare step of revoking Canadian citizenship from a Chinese man because he allegedly got it through a bogus ma...
May 24, 2019
Three women sue, alleging sexual assault by Correctional Service guard
OTTAWA - Three women who say they were sexually assaulted by a prison guard have launched a lawsuit against the federal correctional service. The alleged assaults are said to have happened a...
May 24, 2019
Prison assault allegations reported to police three months after brought forward
OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada is apologizing for wrongly saying it called police right away when it heard allegations that a guard in a Nova Scotia institution had sexually assaulted a f...
May 24, 2019
FIFA keeps 32 teams for 2022 World Cup, scrapping expansion
FIFA scrapped plans to expand the 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 nations, deciding Wednesday to stick with 32 countries due to the political and logistical complexities of using another Persian Gulf natio...
May 24, 2019
Canada plays Spain to 0-0 draw in final warm-up match before Women's World Cup
LOGRONO, Spain - Canada played Spain to a 0-0 draw Friday in its final warm-up match before next month's Women's World Cup in France. The fifth-ranked Canadian women came on as the match progressed bu...
May 24, 2019
"Low force" blast in French city injures 7; cause is unclear
LYON, France - A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler, a local official sai...
May 24, 2019
Tolko announces downtime for mills in Armstrong, Soda Creek
VERNON, B.C. - Citing weak market conditions, Tolko Industries announced this week that two of its B.C. lumber mills will be taking downtime this month and next.The two affected mills are both in the ...
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