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International boxing federation open disciplinary procedure against Boxing Canada
The International Boxing Association is launching an investigation into Boxing Canada after athletes' claims of widespread abuse. The IBA's directors approved the move, "in order to safeguard members ...
May 12, 2022
Dead Heads vs Shed Antlers
Have you ever found a dead head? (Or are you asking yourself, "What is a dead head?") A dead head is when you find antlers with the skull still attached. Different than sheds, dead heads are considere...
May 12, 2022
Leafs' Matthews, Oilers' McDavid among Hart Trophy finalists
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid are two of the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL's most valuable player award. New York Ra...
May 12, 2022
Delayed Southeast Asian Games begin in Vietnam's capital
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The Southeast Asian Games officially kicked off Thursday with a mask-optional opening ceremony in Vietnam's capital, the first major gathering in the country since the start of t...
May 12, 2022
Delayed Southeast Asian Games begin in Vietnam's capital
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The Southeast Asian Games officially kicked off Thursday with a mask-optional opening ceremony in Vietnam's capital, the first major gathering in the country since the start of t...
May 12, 2022
Family of Montreal man killed by police in 2017 reaches settlement with city
MONTREAL - The family of a man shot dead by Montreal police has reached a settlement with the city in connection with a lawsuit they filed over his death. Pierre Coriolan died on June 27, 2017, when p...
May 12, 2022
Thomas Chabot named Canada's captain for men's world hockey championship
HELSINKI - Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot has been named Team Canada's captain for the 2022 men's hockey world championship. Montreal Canadiens right-winger Josh Anderson, New Jersey Devils ...
May 12, 2022
Astronomers capture 1st image of Milky Way's huge black hole
WASHINGTON (AP) - The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers believe nearly all galaxies, inc...
May 12, 2022
Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to end crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and eco...
May 12, 2022
Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rights group said, a day after the military demolished homes in an...
May 12, 2022