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Alouettes crush Redblacks 47-21 after unveiling Grey Cup championship banner
MONTREAL - Cody Fajardo threw three touchdowns and rushed for another, the Montreal Alouettes' defence dominated and the Grey Cup champions crushed the Ottawa Redblacks 47-21 after raising their banne...
Jun 20, 2024
Lexi Thompson shoots 68 to take 1st-round lead at the Women's PGA Championship
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) - Lexi Thompson knew some form of the question was coming after shooting a 4-under 68 and taking the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Would a major...
Jun 20, 2024
South Korea says it fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers made 3rd temporary incursion
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military said Friday that it had fired warnings shots the previous day to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals' land border for the th...
Jun 20, 2024
Canada 'keeper puts on a show but Canada still falls to Argentina at Copa America
ATLANTA - Canada held top-ranked Argentina scoreless in the first half but conceded a Julian Alvarez goal early in the second, eventually falling 2-0 to the star-studded South Americans in the opening...
Jun 20, 2024
Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court panel on Thursday rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon's bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the ...
Jun 20, 2024
Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival will go ahead after sewage leak into False Creek
VANCOUVER - Organizers of this weekend's Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver say a sewage leak into False Creek where the races are held won't have a major effect on the event. The leak from a pipe unde...
Jun 20, 2024
After 27 years as an MP, Liberal John McKay won’t run in next election
OTTAWA - Liberal John McKay, who has been an MP since 1997, says he won't run for office again. The Scarborough-Guildwood MP won his seat in the past nine federal elections. First elected when Jean Ch...
Jun 20, 2024
Oilers embracing Edmonton's playoff fever: 'The excitement's high'
EDMONTON - Mattias Ekholm got off the plane and headed to the pitch. After the long journey from Florida to Edmonton - including a refuelling stop - the Oilers defenceman went to watch his son's socce...
Jun 20, 2024
Surrey, B.C., police officer charged with excessive speeding
VICTORIA - Prosecutors say they have charged a Surrey, B.C., police officer with speeding following an incident last year. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says the charge against Surrey Po...
Jun 20, 2024
Eby's baby countdown brings B.C. election campaigning forward
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election is still four months away, but Premier David Eby has held a campaign event in Vancouver ahead of what he says is a personal count down - next week's expected bi...
Jun 20, 2024