PARIS – Canada’s Bianca Andreescu is out of the French Open after suffering a first-round loss. The No. 6 seed, from Mississauga, Ont., lost 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 9-7 to world No. 85 Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia on Monday in a three-hour, 20-minute match at the clay-court Grand Slam. Zidansek […]
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SYDNEY (AP) – Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games. The so-called Aussie Spirit will be in camp in Ota City, north of Tokyo, and will narrow the squad down from 23 to 15 ahead […]
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A sentencing hearing is set to begin today for a Toronto-area man found guilty in the killing and dismemberment of two women. Adam Strong, 47, was convicted in March of first-degree murder in the death of Rori Hache and of manslaughter in that of Kandis Fitzpatrick. The two women disappeared […]
The view of the river from Central Avenue might be looking different lately, but the continuing teardown of the mill means that sights like this, which would have been impossible for the general public to see in previous years, will become more common. According to Canadian National Demolition (CND) president […]
By Merna Emara
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The Fort Frances council had their last meeting of May on Monday. During the meeting, different bylaws were passed, from the final vote to rename Colonization Roads, authorizing the levying and collection of a special charge of taxes upon the Business Improvement Area. Taxes will be paid through the Town […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
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Several Ontario school boards said Wednesday that they would be able to resume in-person learning with a few days’ notice if the government decides to send students back to classrooms for the last month of the academic year. Pediatric hospitals and doctors have been calling on the government to immediately […]
By Melissa Couto Zuber
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TORONTO – A push to administer thousands of COVID-19 vaccines before they expire has shortened the recommended dosing interval for some Ontarians, but one expert says that any difference in protection is likely negligible. The province announced last week that the first cohort of Ontarians who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot […]
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s two top officials expressed support Thursday for holding the Tokyo Olympics despite growing opposition to the event in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel discussed the games with Prime Minister Yoshihide […]
By Hillel Italie
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NEW YORK (AP) – Through the first year of the pandemic, the country’s independent booksellers have – so far – avoided disaster. On Thursday, the American Booksellers Association told The Associated Press that membership increased from 1,635 to 1,701 since May 2020, the additions a combination of brand-new stores and […]
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OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is moving to legally recognize the evolution of Canada’s Senate into a more independent, non-partisan chamber of sober second thought. It has introduced a government bill in the Senate, which is now on its way through the upper house with the support of all four […]
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Lisa Mascaro
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, shattering hopes for a bipartisan probe of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol and reviving pressure on Democrats to do away with the procedural tactic that critics say has […]
By Tales Azzoni
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MADRID (AP) – Zinedine Zidane is stepping down as Real Madrid coach, again. The club said Thursday the Frenchman is leaving his job, a few days after a season in which Madrid failed to win a title for the first time in more than a decade. The club said Zidane […]
