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Clock ticking on Bev Priestman as Canada coach ponders her Olympic roster selection
TORONTO - The clock is ticking when it comes to Bev Priestman's Olympic roster selection, with Canada's game against Mexico on Tuesday at BMO Field another chance to impress. But Priestman says the re...
Jun 3, 2024

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection. Menendez, 70, ha...
Jun 3, 2024

Friendly against Vancouver Whitecaps key for Wrexham AFC's pre-season: coach
Coaching a professional soccer team comes with challenges. Coaching a professional soccer team that's the subject of an Emmy award-winning TV show brings a whole other degree of difficulty. Phil Parki...
Jun 3, 2024

Oilers back in Cup final, and fans from Arctic Circle to Philippines celebrate
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines. On Monda...
Jun 3, 2024

Oilers back in Cup final, and fans from Arctic Circle to Philippines celebrate
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines. On Monda...
Jun 3, 2024

Bunny Boop looking to hop her way into your life
NANAIMO - Boop-oop-a-doop! Meet Bunny Boop, an adorable one-year-old grey American rabbit looking for a place to call home.A bit shy at first, it doesn't take much for Bunny Boop to come out of her sh...
Jun 3, 2024

Padres' Tucupita Marcano under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a possible lifetime ban, according...
Jun 3, 2024

Padres' Tucupita Marcano under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a possible lifetime ban, according...
Jun 3, 2024

B.C. First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...
Jun 3, 2024

B.C. First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...
Jun 3, 2024