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Canada's Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes win gold at Beach Pro Tour Challenge event
JRMALA, Latvia - Canada's Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes won their first Beach Pro Tour gold medal as a team on Sunday. Canada defeated Switzerland's Zo Verg-Dpr and Esme Bbner 2-0 (21-1...
Jun 18, 2023

Canadian rider Michael Woods wins La Route d’Occitanie for the second year in a row
SAINT-GIRONS, France - Canadian Michael Woods won La Route d'Occitanie for the second year in a row Sunday. The 36-year-old from Ottawa had moved into first place by winning Saturday's penultimate thi...
Jun 18, 2023

Quebec wildfire: Lebel-sur-Quévillon citizens return, but remain on evacuation alert
MONTREAL - Authorities have reopened the road into Lebel-sur-Quvillon, Que., and residents will come home as planned today, but the mayor is warning locals the return could be short-lived due to the m...
Jun 18, 2023

After World Cup, Canadian forward Lucas Cavallini enjoying latest soccer journey
Lucas Cavallini and Jonathan Osorio have come a long way since the days of playing soccer as kids in the Cavallini family basement in Mississauga, Ont. Last year, they fulfilled a dream by making it t...
Jun 18, 2023

COLLINS: Do we really need to rebuild Lytton?
THAT'S A QUESTION that needs to be asked, in light of the fact that there hasn't been a speck of rebuilding since a disastrous fire levelled the town in June of 2021. No building permits, no nails in ...
Jun 18, 2023

Netanyahu says Israel will move ahead on contentious judicial overhaul plan after talks crumble
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government intends to move ahead on contentious plans to change the country's judicial system after talks aimed at fin...
Jun 18, 2023

In Labrador, those caring for a town's homeless population face backlash, criticism
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - On a recent spring day in a sandy church parking lot in Labrador, Vanessa Hamel stopped mid-sentence to lean out of a food truck window and wave to an approaching group ...
Jun 18, 2023

F1 leader Max Verstappen aims for second consecutive Canadian Grand Prix win
MONTREAL - Formula One leader Max Verstappen can win the Canadian Grand Prix for a second consecutive year on Sunday afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen will start at the pole position ...
Jun 18, 2023

Clark criticizes late start for U.S. Open's third round
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Call him a traditionalist, but Wyndham Clark thinks professional golf is better in the daylight. The U.S. Open co-leader criticized NBC's decision to put Saturday's third round in a...
Jun 17, 2023

Fowler, Clark share U.S. Open lead, major champs chasing them
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rickie Fowler made his biggest birdie when no one expected it with a 70-foot putt. Wyndham Clark responded with a bold play for a birdie on the final hole to catch him Saturday and ...
Jun 17, 2023

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