Canada’s Kate Sanderson earned a third-place finish in the open water FINA Olympic marathon swim qualifier on Saturday, qualifying her to be nominated to the Canadian Olympic team.
Day: June 19, 2021
A group of Black and Indigenous families brought their case for defunding Canadian police forces to the steps of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office across the street from Parliament Hill on Saturday.
René Robert, a retired winger who played on the Buffalo Sabres’ famed French Connection Line in the 1970s, was in a Florida hospital on Friday after suffering a heart attack, three people familiar with what happened told The Associated Press.
Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and 11 assists, Diamond DeShields added 14 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-81 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has appointed its first Indigenous president after almost 200 years in service. Tuma Young of Eskasoni First Nation was appointed president during the society’s annual meeting on Saturday.