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Canadian Gabriel Diallo suffers loss at Italian Open tennis tournament
ROME - Canadian Gabriel Diallo lost his opening men's singles match Thursday at the Italian Open tennis tournament. Diallo, of Montreal, dropped a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 decision to American Marcos Giron. Dial...
May 08, 2025

Max Pacioretty turning back the clock for Maple Leafs: 'He's played a pivotal role'
TORONTO - Max Pacioretty started the playoffs in the press box. Now it's hard to imagine the Maple Leafs without their veteran winger punishing opposition defencemen, hounding pucks in the offensive z...
May 08, 2025

Quebecor CEO warns of grim future for TVA Sports amid rising cost of broadcast rights
The chief executive of Quebecor Inc. warned Thursday that the company's French-language sports television programming could be in jeopardy amid rising costs for broadcasting rights. Speaking at the co...
May 08, 2025

Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate
HALIFAX - A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, RCMP Staff Sgt. Robert...
May 08, 2025
Robert Prevost elected as the first American pope in history, will be known as Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2...
May 08, 2025

Jose Aldo still going, 14 years after epic UFC 129 battle with Canadian Mark Hominick
Fourteen years after defending his featherweight title against Canadian Mark (The Machine) Hominick before 55,724 fans at UFC 129 at Toronto's Rogers Centre, UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo is still going...
May 08, 2025

India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own a...
May 08, 2025

Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, after a key R...
May 08, 2025
Premier Scott Moe looking forward to First Ministers’ meeting in Saskatoon in June
For the first time in about 40 years, according to Premier Scott Moe's office, Saskatchewan will host a First Ministers' meeting.It will be the first time since the federal election that all the premi...
May 08, 2025

Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada sa...
May 08, 2025