MONTREAL — The National Bank Open in Montreal lost one of its star headliners on Monday with the announcement that Novak Djokovic was pulling out of next week’s ATP 1000 tournament.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner is competing for Serbia in the men’s singles tennis competition at the Paris Olympics and has reached the third round after eliminating longtime rival Rafael Nadal of Spain on Monday.
The 37-year-old Djokovic has never won an Olympic gold medal with his best result bein
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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Montreal’s National Bank Open
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WestJet, Air North announce deal for single-ticket travel involving both airlines
WHITEHORSE, YUKON — WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines’ networks.
A statement from WestJet says the new “interline agreement” allows passengers to book a single ticket with a connected itinerary between WestJet’s network and the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Monday pardoned a group of journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage in prosecutions widely condemned by press freedom advocates as retaliation against critical reporting.
Omar Radi, Taoufik Bouachrine and Soulaimane Raissouni were among 2,278 people who received pardons this week, according to Morocco’s Ministry of Justice. The pardons were announced as Morocco celebrates Throne Day, marking the anniversary o -
Source: Blue Jays deal Justin Turner to Mariners ahead of MLB trade deadline
TORONTO — Justin Turner is heading west.
The Toronto Blue Jays dealt the veteran infielder/designated hitter to the Seattle Mariners on Monday for outfield prospect RJ Schreck, a team source told The Canadian Press.
The 39-year-old Turner signed with Toronto for one season at US$13 million back in January.
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Judge declines to appoint monitor for NRA but hands former CEO Wayne LaPierre a 10-year ban
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Monday declined to appoint an outside monitor to oversee the finances and internal policies of the National Rifle Association, but he said he would bar the group’s former leader, Wayne LaPierre, from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade.
The split decision from Judge Joel Cohen came on the final day of arguments in the second stage of the civil trial of the NRA brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Orioles catcher James McCann shrugs off fastball to face, stays in game after being bloodied
BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles catcher James McCann was struck in the face with a fastball and was treated for a severe nosebleed before staying in the game on Monday against Toronto.
The pitch was thrown by Blue Jays rookie Yariel Rodriguez, who was struggling with his control before unleashing a first-inning pitch with the bases loaded that hit McCann square in the face.
Baltimore’s backup catcher immediately dropped to the ground. He was bleeding profusely when team head athletic traine -
Cardinals acquire RHP Erick Fedde and OF Tommy Pham as part of a 3-team trade
The St. Louis Cardinals acquired right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham on Monday as part of a three-team trade that also moved hard-throwing reliever Michael Kopech to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A person familiar with the situation confirmed the deal to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced by the teams.
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Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker gets 3-year extension
DETROIT (AP) — Taylor Decker endured a lot of losing early in his career with the Detroit Lions and the team plans to have the veteran offensive tackle around to potentially experience some success, keeping him under contract through the 2027 season.
Decker signed a $60 million, three-year extension Monday, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced.
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Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams fights through training camp’s early ups and downs
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has experienced some ups and downs during his first eight days of training camp.
Despite his occasional struggles, the first pick of the 2024 draft from Southern California believes he’s making progress.
“I think I’m on track to be ready,” Williams said. “I’m exactly where I need to be and where they want me to be. I’m excited.
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Carolina Hurricanes reach a 2-year deal with talented offensive forward Martin Necas
The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with forward Martin Necas, keeping one of its most skilled offensive players through the 2025-26 season.
The team announced the deal Monday, providing some roster certainty for the 25-year-old Czech who had been discussed as a trade candidate since the close of Carolina’s sixth straight playoff season.
“Martin is an immensely skilled player who provides a scoring threat whenever the puck is on his stick,” new g -
Arsenal buys Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal signed Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna on Monday.The English Premier League club did not confirm the fee for 22-year-old Calafiori or the length of contract, but media reports said he agreed on a five-year deal, and Arsenal paid 42 million pounds ($54 million).“He is a great signing and gives us huge strength to reinforce our defense,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. “Riccardo is a big personality and character, with specific skills -
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B.C. tribunal upholds condo fines against couple for doorbell camera insults
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has upheld $800 in fines issued by a strata corporation against a Richmond, B.C., couple for yelling “profanity and insults” through their doorbell camera’s speaker.The tribunal says in a decision release Friday that Ho Wing Chan and Hung Angela Cheung co-own a unit in a strata complex and were issued 18 fines in 2022 and 2023 for violating the complex’s bylaw against causing a nuisance or unreasona -
Internal federal public service report details racism in the Privy Council Office
OTTAWA — A newly released internal report from the federal public service says Black and racialized Privy Council Office employees experience racial stereotyping, microaggressions and other forms of discrimination in the workplace.
The Coalition Against Workplace Discrimination obtained the report using the Access to Information Act.It details barriers for employees of colour at the Privy Council Office, the administrative arm of government that serves the Prime Minister’s Office and -
Chilliwack athletes win gold at provincial championship - Chilliwack Progress
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Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary becomes a registered charity - Chilliwack Progress
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Coast Guard fines owner $13,500 after failure to remove ‘hazardous’ vessel
GOLD RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A British Columbia boat owner has been fined $13,500 after failing to remove the partially sunken vessel from a bay along the coast of Vancouver Island.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the owner was given a deadline last March to remove the 12-metre fishing vessel from the waters near Gold River on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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Wild sign NHL rookie of the year runner-up Brock Faber to 8-year, $68 million contract extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin saw more than enough potential in Brock Faber’s rookie season to sign the defenseman to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension on Monday.
The deal doesn’t kick in until the 2025-26 season once Faber’s rookie contract expires. It comes after the 21-year-old finished second behind Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard in the Calder Trophy rookie of the year award voting.
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Two dead in crash of ‘homebuilt amphibious’ plane near Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
Merritt RCMP say emergency personnel responded to a report of the crash on Sunday evening and found the pilot and passenger had died.
The Mounties describe the two-seat aircraft as being “homebuilt” and “amphibious.”
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Amateur-built amphibious aircraft crashes near Merritt Sunday, killing 2: RCMP
MERRITT — Mounties in Merritt have confirmed that two people died in an airplane crash Sunday near the Merritt Airport.
According to a statement from Corporal James Grandy of the Southeast District RCMP in B.C., RCMP in Merritt responded to a report of a plane that crashed two kilometres north of the Merritt Airport, east of Highway 5A.
On arrival, emergency crews located the crash site, where they identified both the pilot and passenger deceased.
Police say the airplane was a two-seat hom -
Plane crash near Merritt kills 2 Sunday: RCMP
MERRITT — Mounties in Merritt have confirmed that two people died in an airplane crash Sunday near the Merritt Airport.According to a statement from Corporal James Grandy of the Southeast District RCMP in B.C., RCMP in Merritt responded to a report of a plane that crashed two kilometres north of the Merritt Airport, east of Highway 5A.
On arrival, emergency crews located the crash site, where they identified both the pilot and passenger deceased.
Police say the airplane was a two-seat home -
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Bears great Steve McMichael gets his Hall of Fame moment as he battles ALS
CHICAGO (AP) — Steve McMichael always had that big and boisterous persona and a willingness to say whatever was on his mind, so it’s no stretch to think the Chicago Bears great’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech would have been one to remember.
“He would cut a scorcher,” his wife Misty McMichael said. “He would have been amazing.”
McMichael is in the advanced stages of ALS and won’t be able to make the trip from Homer Glen, Illinois, to C -
Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. — The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus is set to receive a $2 million investment by the province to start a battery innovation centre.The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation says in a statement that work at the centre will “focus on research and development of new battery technologies.”
Minister Josie Osborne says as reliance on battery-powered devices by people and industry grows, the project will create jobs and bolster the -
Canada urges Venezuela to detail election results, Freeland cites ‘serious concerns’
OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has “serious concerns” about Sunday’s election results in Venezuela.
Opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez and incumbent Nicolas Maduro have both claimed victory.
Venezuela was the region’s most developed economy when Maduro took power in 2013, but he has since overseen an exodus of 7.7 million people fleeing hyperinflation and social unrest.
Maduro warned this month of a possible “bloodbath” if h -
Longtime Canadian hockey executive Murray Costello dead at age 90
CALGARY — Longtime hockey executive Murray Costello has died.
He was 90.
Hockey Canada said in a statement Costello, who led both that organization and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for two decades, died Saturday.
The South Porcupine, Ont., native played four seasons in the NHL with Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the 1950s, but truly left his mark on the game off the ice.
Costello was president of the CAMA, created its Program of Excellence, and was a -
Judo champ Christa Deguchi claims Canada’s first gold of Paris Games
PARIS — It was a golden day for Canada on the judo mat.
Christa Deguchi captured the country’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory over South Korea’s Huh Mimi in the under-57 kilogram final on Monday.
Deguchi was crowned Olympic champion after Huh was flagged for a false attack in sudden-death overtime, giving her a match-ending third penalty.
It’s Canada’s first-ever gold medal in judo and golden payback for Deguchi, who lost to Huh in the under-5 -
BC United fundraises six-figure dollar amounts in 48 hours
VANCOUVER — While its poll numbers have been languishing, BC United says it raised nearly $200,000 in a 48-hour span last week.According to a Monday morning news release from the party, BC United says the fundraising tally reveals “clear momentum and growing support” for its party from grassroots B.C. residents.
“On the doors and at community events over the last two weeks, it has been clear to our team that British Columbians are looking for a common sense mainstream par -
World Cup bidders give FIFA their detailed plans in Paris to host the tournaments in 2030 and 2034
PARIS (AP) — On the sidelines of the Paris Olympics, FIFA has been doing business with its future hosts of the men’s World Cup including Saudi Arabia.
FIFA said on Monday it received in Paris the formal bid books from leaders of the seven member federations which are the exclusive bidders for the World Cups of 2030 and 2034.
The 2030 World Cup is being co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco plus three South American neighbors — Argentina, Paraguay and inaugural 1930 host Urug -
Hall of Famer Julius Peppers drew motivation from working hot summers in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina’s Nash County and dealing with the heat.
It wasn’t easy at the time, spending every summer from when he was 9 years old until he graduated high school in the 90-degree conditions.
But he doesn’t regret it for a minute.
Peppers realized early on it wasn’t what he wanted to do for the rest of his life, and -
Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a 17-year-old is arrested
LONDON (AP) — At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained 17-year-old male suspect and seized a knife.
A witness described seeing bloodied children running from a community center where a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event for children aged about 6 to 11 was taking place. An advertisement for the event promised “a morning of Taylor Swift-themed yoga, dance and -
CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Christa Deguchi wins judo gold at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Canada’s Christa Deguchi has won the gold medal in the women’s under-57 kilogram judo event at the Paris Olympics.
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Intelligence task force to monitor all future byelections for foreign interference
OTTAWA — The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force will be watching for signs of meddling in two September byelections, one in Quebec, the other in Manitoba.
The federal body, established in 2019 to protect the electoral process, includes representatives of CSIS, th -
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Verstappen to regroup during F1 summer break with McLaren and Mercedes right on his tailpipe
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — What a difference a year can make in Formula 1.
Yes, Max Verstappen is still on pace for yet another world title – it will be No. 4 in a row for the Dutchman unless Red Bull self-implodes.
But no longer is it a foregone conclusion that Verstappen will dominate the competition and, let’s face it, bore many fans looking for him to at least be made to sweat.
F1 instead has been lit up this summer as Red Bull’s speed advantage has evaporated thanks to -
BC Wildfire Service to conduct planned ignition, 200 hectares in size, east of Manning Park today
EASTGATE (NEAR MANNING PARK), B.C. — BC Wildfire Service says it intends to conduct a planned ignition for the Calcite Creek wildfire approximately eight kilometres southeast of Eastgate, a small unincorporated community on the eastern outskirts of E.C. Manning Provincial Park.According to a social media post, BCWS says the planned ignition will occur along the north flank of the fire and will comprise approximately 200 hectares in size, utilizing a combination of aerial and hand ignitions -
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has agreed on a two-year deal to join Williams.
“Carlos will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams Racing for 2025 and into the new F1 regulations era as the formidable pairing look to spearhead the team’s mission to return to the front of the grid,” the team said in a statement on Monday.
“Williams Racing would also like to thank Logan Sargeant for his hard work and dedication over the past two years. Logan became the first U.S. driver to sco -
Chilliwack health care non-profit group receives official charity status
CHILLIWACK — A Chilliwack non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of volunteer support services and fundraising initiatives that benefit health care services at Chilliwack General Hospital is now an official charity for tax purposes.According to a news release from the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation, Chilliwack Hospital Auxiliary has become a registered Canadian charity, meaning the volunteer-based entity can issue tax receipts to its donors.Throughout the years -
Inmate serving 19-year jail term for criminal harassment, uttering threats nearly a dozen times dies at Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ — An inmate who was serving a 19-year prison sentence for multiple crimes, including criminal harassment and uttering nearly a dozen threats to cause death or harm, has died while in custody at a prison in Agassiz.
Correctional Service Canada says Dennis James Harley died Sunday, July 18 while in custody at Kent Institution, a maximum security federal prison in Agassiz.
At the time of his death, Harley had been serving a sentence of 19 years for criminal harassment (x2), identity f -
Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official said on Monday.
The expected interview is part of the FBI’s standard protocol to speak with victims of federal crimes during the course of their investigations. The FBI said on Friday that Trump was struck by a bullet or a fragment of one during the July 13 assassination attempt at a campai -
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Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.
Iowa’s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The Iowa Supreme Court also issued a ruling that year saying there was no constitutional right to abortion in the state.
“There is no right -
Vandalism hits communication lines in France during Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The scale of the impact is unclear, as is whether it has affected any Olympic activities. The vandalism came after a rson attacks hit train networks around France on Friday, hours before the Olympics opening ceremony.
Marina Ferrari, secretary of state in c -
In the news today: Work ongoing on wildfires near B.C.’s Slocan Lake
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Work ongoing on wildfires near B.C.’s Slocan Lake
The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six wildfires in British Columbia’s Slocan Lake region says changing weather conditions in the area pose a challenge for crews.
Jason Lawler, incident commander with an Australian management team brought in to help, says what occurs in the morning can be very different than in the afte -
Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.’s Slocan Lake
The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six wildfires in British Columbia’s Slocan Lake region says changing weather conditions in the area pose a challenge for crews.
Jason Lawler, incident commander with an Australian management team brought in to help, says what occurs in the morning can be very different than in the afternoons on some days.
In a video posted online by the BC Wildfire service, Lawler says layers of smoke are also making it difficult to deploy aircraft t -
Milder weather gives crews chance to make progress in fighting Jasper wildfires
Parks Canada officials say they’re making progress on battling the blazes in Jasper National Park.
An update late Sunday night from the park’s official X account stated crews were busy on several fronts, with the Canadian Armed Forces mopping up spot fires on the northwest side of the town of Jasper.
With temperatures in the area this week expected to linger in the mid 20s, Jasper National Park says it’s vital to keep making progress at this time.
Among the efforts being made i -
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