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Canada's Diallo into quarterfinals at Madrid Open with upset win over Dimitrov
MADRID - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo has advanced to his first Masters-level quarterfinal with a comeback 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4 fourth-round win over 15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Wednesday. Dial...
Apr 30, 2025
Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the da...
Apr 30, 2025
Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy 'will not define us'
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the da...
Apr 30, 2025
Lac Du Bois Grasslands has new signage due to collaboration between multiple community groups
KAMLOOPS - The Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area has new signage after a collaboration between multiple groups. The organizations, including the Kamloops Naturalist Club, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, B...
Apr 30, 2025
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes Sinclair, Matheson in Class of 2025
Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. The two, who won a combined 537 caps for Canada, are j...
Apr 30, 2025
Prosecutor says officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital attack was hit by fire from police
YORK, Pa. (AP) - An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclose...
Apr 30, 2025
Kuwait frees 10 more Americans in the second release in as many months
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the country in the past two months, U.S. officials told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2025
Pickard's poised play gives Edmonton Oilers confidence in first-round series
LOS ANGELES - Twelve seasons into his NHL tenure, Calvin Pickard is playing some of the biggest games of his career. The 33-year-old Edmonton Oilers goalie started the playoffs on the bench, backing u...
Apr 30, 2025
Veteran forward Karen Paquin returns for Canada's Pacific Four Series title defence
Veteran forward Karen Paquin makes her first Canadian start since the 2021 Rugby World Cup when Canada opens defence of its Pacific Four Series title on Friday against the U.S. in Kansas City. Canada,...
Apr 30, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Brian White named MLS player of the month for April
NEW YORK - Vancouver Whitecaps forward Brian White has been named Major League Soccer's player of the month for April. White scored five goals over his three MLS appearances in April for league-leadin...
Apr 30, 2025
