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Environment Canada issues heat warnings for B.C., parts of Alberta and the North
Parts of southern and coastal British Columbia as well as large swaths of Alberta and the North are under heat warnings as temperatures are forecasted to soar near or above 30 degrees Celsius over the...
Jul 08, 2023
Bianca Andreescu ousted from Wimbledon women's singles by Ons Jabeur
WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated in the third round of Wimbledon women's singles Saturday in a three-set loss to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. Jabeur, last year's Wimbledo...
Jul 08, 2023
Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France in last attempt at outright record
LIMOGES, France - Mark Cavendish will have to share the record for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Competing in his final season, the most successful sprinter in Tour history crashed out...
Jul 08, 2023
Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It's on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party's presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024, putting the first votes of the next election a little more than six months away....
Jul 08, 2023
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season
CHICAGO (AP) - Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she'll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement o...
Jul 08, 2023
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season
CHICAGO (AP) - Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she'll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement o...
Jul 08, 2023
'Tornado detectives' at Western University out to demystify Canada's twister history
WASHINGTON - Confirming a tornado in Canada used to be a bit like the proverbial tree falling in the forest: if no one was there to see it, it never officially happened. But a group of Canadian weathe...
Jul 08, 2023
Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals
CAIRO (AP) - An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country...
Jul 08, 2023
Argonauts trade Canadian defensive lineman Acheampong to Elks
EDMONTON - The Toronto Argonauts have dealt defensive lineman Sam Acheampong to the Edmonton Elks for a draft pick and rights to a negotiation-list player. The Argonauts get a fifth-round pick in next...
Jul 08, 2023
Blue Jays' outfielder Springer on paternity list, Lukes activated from triple-A
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have place outfielder George Springer on the paternity list and activated Nathan Lukes from triple-A. Lukes has appeared in 23 games for Toronto this season with three ...
Jul 08, 2023