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Jay Herdman, son of John Herdman, to play for New Zealand at Paris Olympics
Jay Herdman, son of Toronto FC coach John Herdman, has been named to New Zealand's Olympic soccer team for the Paris games. The 19-year-old Herdman captains the Whitecaps FC 2, Vancouver's entry in th...
Jul 10, 2024
60 years of road salt has destroyed Ottawa's Alexandra Bridge: officials
OTTAWA - Federal officials say six decades of road salt has spelled the end for a 123-year old interprovincial bridge in Ottawa. The Alexandra Bridge has to be taken down because of rust, officials fr...
Jul 10, 2024
Active wildfires tick up in central B.C., risk of lightning coming to the north
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has jumped by more than two dozen to about 130 amid a heat wave, creating prime conditions for fire. There are two wildfires of note, meaning they ar...
Jul 10, 2024
Lorenzo Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and will face Novak Djokovic
LONDON (AP) - Lorenzo Musetti reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by eliminating Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Wednesday and will take on Novak Djokovic next. The 25th-se...
Jul 10, 2024
Lorenzo Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and will face Novak Djokovic
LONDON (AP) - Lorenzo Musetti reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by eliminating Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Wednesday and will take on Novak Djokovic next. The 25th-se...
Jul 10, 2024
Rays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged Tuesday with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors charged Fra...
Jul 10, 2024
Rays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged Tuesday with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors charged Fra...
Jul 10, 2024
Gilgeous-Alexander, Murray headline Canada's Olympic men's basketball team
TORONTO - Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray headline a Canadian men's basketball team heavy with NBA experience that will compete at this summer'...
Jul 10, 2024
Head-on crash kills family of three, including infant, in Agassiz, B.C.
AGASSIZ, BRITISH COLUMBIA - RCMP say a family of three, including a baby, has been killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in Agassiz, B.C. Police say it happened early Tuesday morning on Lou...
Jul 10, 2024
Head-on crash kills family of three, including infant, in Agassiz, B.C.
AGASSIZ, BRITISH COLUMBIA - RCMP say a family of three, including a baby, has been killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in Agassiz, B.C. Police say it happened early Tuesday morning on Lou...
Jul 10, 2024