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Rise in retail theft, worker safety prompts Vancouver security task force
VANCOUVER - A spike in retail theft, in what the City of Vancouver says is led by organized crime and repeat offenders, has prompted the launch a retail security task force. Vancouver council passed a...
Apr 03, 2025
PWHL players talk awkward timing of women's worlds: 'It's a long three weeks'
MONTREAL - Marie-Philip Poulin always feels honoured to represent her country on the international stage. Canada's captain just wishes she didn't have to leave her Professional Women's Hockey League t...
Apr 03, 2025
Canada rolls to comfortable win over China at world men's curling playdowns
MOOSE JAW - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated China's Xiaoming Xu 8-2 in the early draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert controlled the game ...
Apr 03, 2025
Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers s...
Apr 03, 2025
Ottawa Redblacks sign head coach Dyce to contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed head coach Bob Dyce to a contract extension through the 2026 CFL season, the team announced Thursday. Dyce, 59, of Winnipeg, begins his third full season on O...
Apr 03, 2025
'You can't teach it': With goal record in sight, NHLers talk Ovechkin's greatness
Paul Maurice has led hundreds of meetings across a long coaching career. The video rolls. There are points of emphasis. Players get their marching orders. Alex Ovechkin became a focus in opposing NHL ...
Apr 03, 2025
Canadian men reach all-time high at No. 30 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada climbed one spot to an all-time best No. 30 in the latest FFA rankings released Thursday. The Canadian men had reached their previous high in November after climbing four places to No. 31. They...
Apr 03, 2025
More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island sank Thursday morning, leaving at least seven people dead, including three children, Greece's coast guard said. Turk...
Apr 03, 2025
Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigat...
Apr 03, 2025
Violent storms cut through the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing 1 person
Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes. Dozens of tornado...
Apr 02, 2025