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Big third period spurs Canada to 9-1 win over Swiss in Hlinka Gretzky Cup
BRNO - Mathis Preston's hat trick led Canada's eight-goal third period in a 9-1 win over Switzerland at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Tuesday. It was Canada's second win in as many days to start the ...
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Canada's Dabrowski, New Zealand's Routliffe advance at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are off to the third round in women's doubles at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. The second-seeded duo defeated Indones...
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Burn bans and water restrictions in place in Ottawa area as dry conditions persist
OTTAWA - Tourists visiting the nation's capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving sun-drenched benches and chairs empty along Sparks Street as temperatures spiked to 34 degrees. The...
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UR Pride anxious to continue pronoun law case after appeal decision
The decision from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal said everything UR Pride wanted it to say, according to Dr. j wallace skelton.However, skelton, a board member of UR Pride and assistant professor of...
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Bulk carrier Federal Yamaska runs aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a 180-metre bulk carrier has run aground in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. A spokesman for the coast guard says the Federal Yamaska ran aground near Ver...
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Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human smuggling operation after 44 people were found inside a cube truck earlier this month in Quebec by the United States border...
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Guatemala judge convicts 6 ex-officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A Guatemalan judge convicted six people of various crimes Tuesday in relation with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a facility for at-risk youth that had a history of abu...
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Shapiro declines comment on contract talks but says he wants to remain with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is declining comment on contract extension talks but says he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been "reciprocal in that desire." The ...
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Cool Treats, Warm Hearts: Miracle Treat Day returns Aug. 14 to support children in hospital
There's a good reason to indulge in a sweet treat later this week. Dairy Queen's 23rd annual Miracle Treat Day takes place on Thursday, Aug. 14. During Miracle Treat Day, net proceeds made from Blizza...
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Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio's best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill ...
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