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World No. 30 Corey Conners leads Canadians into U.S. Open
Challenging rough, large crowds, and constant media attention made the RBC Canadian Open a perfect test run for this week's U.S. Open. Especially for Canadian golfers playing in their national champio...
Jun 15, 2022
MPs rush over 100 amendments of streaming bill in a day, prompting secrecy claim
OTTAWA - MPs have rushed through over 100 amendments to the online streaming bill to meet a deadline imposed by the government, prompting accusations of secrecy and legislative bungling. There were he...
Jun 15, 2022
Confederate flag-toting man, son convicted in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President...
Jun 15, 2022
TNRD to consider O'Reilly's motion to investigate the district boundaries
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (June 16) during the regular Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board meeting, Director Mike O'Reilly will seek support for his notice of motion. The Kamloops councillor is l...
Jun 15, 2022
John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental ...
Jun 15, 2022
Michigan cop charged with murder in Lyoya's death is fired
DETROIT (AP) - A Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired, officials said Wednesday. Christopher Schurr, a Grand Rapids officer f...
Jun 15, 2022
Some highlight quotes from the B.C. money-laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER - The final report from the money laundering inquiry looking into cash from organized crime being filtered through British Columbia casinos and the real estate industry says the provincial g...
Jun 15, 2022
Dominant second set leads Auger-Aliassime over McDonald in Halle
HALLE, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime rode a dominant second set to a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday at the Halle Open...
Jun 15, 2022
Hockey Canada names coaches for under-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced Stephane Julien will lead its men's under-18 team at the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Head coach and general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Sh...
Jun 15, 2022
Officer who killed Quebec teen who was holding weapon says he feared for safety
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The provincial police officer who shot and killed a Quebec teenager who was holding an air pistol says the young man posed a clear danger to officers. Jol Desruisseaux told a corone...
Jun 15, 2022
