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Canadian Food Inspection Agency finds rare disease at B.C. commercial pigeon premises
CHILLIWACK - Canada's food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, B.C., requiring the birds to be culled and the premises t...
Jun 18, 2025
Yuvraj Samra's half-century powers Canada past the Bahamas in T20 World Cup qualifier
KING CITY - Teenage opening batsman Yuvraj Samra put on a show Wednesday as Canada made short work of the Bahamas, winning by 10 wickets in a rain-shorted game at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Me...
Jun 18, 2025
Renewed Indo-Canada ties concern protesters on anniversary of Nijjar killing
VANCOUVER - Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar say they're concerned about the renewal of Canada's relations with India, whose ...
Jun 18, 2025
Buss family agrees to sell controlling stake of Lakers to Mark Walter for $10B, AP source says
The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion - the most ever for a professional ...
Jun 18, 2025
B.C. government won't fund drug for rare disease for nine-year-old girl
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will no longer fund an expensive drug for a nine-year-old girl who has a rare and terminal condition. Health Minister Josie Osborne says in a stateme...
Jun 18, 2025
Canadian rider Mike Woods drops out of Tour de Suisse due to illness
PIURO - Canadian rider Mike Woods was forced to abandon the Tour de Suisse on Stage 4 Wednesday due to illness. The 38-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was 22nd in the ge...
Jun 18, 2025
Stanley Cup damaged as the Florida Panthers celebrate a second straight championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dente...
Jun 18, 2025
Stanley Cup damaged as the Florida Panthers celebrate a second straight championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dente...
Jun 18, 2025
Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans wo...
Jun 18, 2025
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and there is the ...
Jun 18, 2025