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Montreal's new Samuel De Champlain Bridge officially inaugurated
Montreal's new Samuel de Champlain Bridge was officially inaugurated today, and will fully open to traffic on Canada Day. Today's inauguration comes 57 years to the day the first Champlain Bridge...
Jun 28, 2019
Montreal Impact ready for stiff test against defending MLS champs
MONTREAL - Goalkeeper Evan Bush believes the Montreal Impact have yet to realize their full potential. Sitting second in the MLS Eastern Conference, the Impact (9-7-3) could go to the top of...
Jun 28, 2019
2 more deputies fired for inaction after school shooting
MIAMI - Two additional deputies have been fired as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 pe...
Jun 28, 2019
R. Kelly's lawyers ask judge to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit
CHICAGO - R. Kelly's lawyers want a Chicago judge to toss a 2019 lawsuit alleging the singer sexually abused a minor a little over 20 years ago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports their motion to dismiss w...
Jun 28, 2019
IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how and when Olympic hosts ...
Jun 28, 2019
'One Day At a Time' rescued from cancellation by Pop TV
LOS ANGELES - There are more days ahead for "One Day at a Time." The CBS Corp.-owned cable channel Pop TV says Thursday it's greenlighted a new season of the reboot cancelled by Netflix. In a statemen...
Jun 28, 2019
Twitter joins Facebook in creating registry for online political ads
OTTAWA - Twitter is creating a registry of all online political ads posted on its platform during this fall's federal election campaign. But the social media giant will ban political advertisemen...
Jun 28, 2019
Nova Scotia teen Jacob Shaffelburg impresses in starting debut for TFC
TORONTO - Jacob Shaffelburg's first exposure to the pressure of being a starter for Toronto FC was a bit overwhelming. The Canadian teenager admitted his nerves got the better of him in the ...
Jun 28, 2019
Daley and Company Canada Day Baseball Classic begins tonight at McArthur Island.
KAMLOOPS --- The first of two big weekends of baseball begins tonight at McArthur Island in the Daley and Company Canada Day Baseball Classic.Ten teams from B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan will play in...
Jun 28, 2019 Image credit:Kamloops RiverDogs
Canadians on court: Auger-Aliassime, Pospisil square off at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - Felix Auger-Aliassime will face Vasek Pospisil in an all-Canadian first-round match at Wimbledon. In Friday's draw, the No. 19-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal was placed agains...
Jun 28, 2019
