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Attendance, ticket records growing at 2023 Women's World Cup
SYDNEY (AP) - With Matildas' matches becoming hot tickets, Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals and the expanded 32-team format have helped set records for attendance at the tournament....
Aug 14, 2023

Housing minister says federal government should have stayed in housing game
BURNABY, B.C. - Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government should have never got out of the housing business even as high-income professionals are struggling to find affordable housing. ...
Aug 14, 2023

Canadian women to face Wales, England and France at WXV tournament in New Zealand
The fourth-ranked Canadian women's rugby team will open against No. 6 Wales at this fall's inaugural WXV tournament in New Zealand before facing No. 1 England and No. 3 France. The WXV tournament feat...
Aug 14, 2023

Teenage girl passes away after truck rollover near Kindersley
A single-vehicle collision near Kindersley has claimed the life of a teenage girl.Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, RCMP and EMS responded to a report of a rollover involving a truck.The driver, who was identi...
Aug 14, 2023

Records fall as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior
VANCOUVER - During British Columbia's heat dome in 2021, Nasrin Moshiri had to resort to putting the children in her daycare in the bathtub to stay cool. This week, she's taking them to the beach. "I ...
Aug 14, 2023

Texas woman who helped hide US soldier Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 years in prison
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for helping dispose of the body of a U.S. soldier, whose 2020 killing sparked a movement of women speaking out about sexua...
Aug 14, 2023

Alberta premier offers up contradictory versions for imposed wind and solar pause
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has offered conflicting explanations for why her government put a temporary ban on large wind and solar energy projects. Smith told reporters in Calgary today ...
Aug 14, 2023

Montreal Alouettes sign quarterback Reece Udinski
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Reece Udinski to a contract, the team announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Udinski, 24, played for the University of Richmo...
Aug 14, 2023

Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump
ATLANTA (AP) - A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared Monday on a Fulton County website, but prosecutors said Trump had not been indicted in their...
Aug 14, 2023

Auger-Aliassime ends five-match losing streak with win over Berrettini in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime ended a five-match losing streak with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday in first-round action at the Cincinnati Maste...
Aug 14, 2023