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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Bob Brenly issued an apology for a comment about New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman's head covering that the right-hander said had racist undertones.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Jerry Jeudy, for one, is glad the Denver Broncos are in the midst of a quarterback competition. It helps him maintain focus as he works to cut down on the dropped passes that plagued him during his rookie season in 2020.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. is no longer involved in a cannabis venture it was pursuing with rapper Drake. The Smiths Falls, Ont.

TORONTO — An Indigenous investigative drama starring Sarah Podemski and Sarah Gadon is among the new series in the CBC's upcoming lineup, which the public broadcaster says attempts to represent a wider slate of voices and regions across the country.

TORONTO — Netflix subscribers will be marking Canada Day with a federal tax on their monthly bills. The streaming giant told its Canadian customers this week that it will be adding GST or HST charges "due to a recent change in Canada's tax law.

BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) — The brother of a boy who some thought was possessed by demons has told the Hartford Courant previously that he resents the retelling of his family's trauma, which features as the plot in the new film “The Conjuring 3.

NEW YORK (AP) — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to be freed on bail while she awaits trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. The 2nd U.S.

LONDON (AP) — A harrowing but poetic tale of comradeship, colonialism and the horrors of war won the International Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday.

Toronto activist and journalist Desmond Cole and former member of Parliament Celina Caesar-Chavannes are among the finalists for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations, is among the players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year.