Author Archives:

Canadians hire Olympic hero Marie-Philip Poulin as player development consultant.
MONTREAL - Canadian Olympian Marie-Philip Poulin has scored a front-office position with the Montreal Canadiens. The National Hockey League club announced Tuesday that Poulin, a four-time Olympic meda...
Jun 07, 2022

Live updates | Russia confirms broken ties with rights court
MOSCOW -- The Russian parliament has passed a set of laws allowing Moscow not to comply with the top European human rights court's rulings. The move on Tuesday formalized the broken ties between Russi...
Jun 07, 2022

Trudeau visits US, Shopify shareholders vote on founder share: In The News for June 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 07, 2022

Dubai police arrest 2 in South African corruption case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Dubai police said Tuesday they arrested two brothers from the Gupta family wanted in connection to a corruption case involving former South African President Jacob Z...
Jun 07, 2022

PM sidesteps guest-list controversy, urges focus on 'important issues' at L.A. summit
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether he supports President Joe Biden's decision to exclude Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba from this week's Summit of the Americas. Trudeau ack...
Jun 07, 2022

Bichette homers, Blue Jays top Royals 8-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Bo Bichette hit one of three Toronto home runs and five Blue Jays pitchers combined on a two-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Ross Stripling (2...
Jun 06, 2022

Benches clear in 9th as Mariners beat Astros
HOUSTON (AP) - Mariners manager Scott Servias was ejected for his role in a benches-clearing scuffle in the ninth inning of Seattle's 7-4 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night, a game in which C...
Jun 06, 2022

Newsom expected to cruise to victory in California primary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Less than a year after handily beating back a recall effort, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is back on the ballot in Tuesday's primary where the focus this time won'...
Jun 06, 2022

Avalanche sweep Oilers with 6-5 overtime victory
EDMONTON - Arturri Lehknonen scored at 1:19 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the NHL's Western Conference final. Cale M...
Jun 06, 2022

Greene retires 20 straight in rain-shortened win for Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) - Hunter Greene allowed a bunt single to begin the game and then faced the minimum through seven innings, retiring his final 20 batters as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Arizona Diam...
Jun 06, 2022