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Two North Carolina Tar Heels taken with top two picks of the NWSL draft
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Utah Royals took University of North Carolina's Ally Sentnor, the Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year, with the first pick of the NWSL draft Friday. The 19-year-old ...
Jan 12, 2024
Polls open as Taiwan voters choose next president, weighing China'S threat and island's stability
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a new president in an election that could chart the trajectory of its relations with China over the next four years. At stake is th...
Jan 12, 2024
Canadian men's rugby sevens players talk importance of Vancouver stop to grow sport
VANCOUVER - Canada men's rugby sevens coach Sean White calls it a moment of realization for his players. With the HSBC SVNS Series coming back to Vancouver in February this year, he said the stop is i...
Jan 12, 2024
Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore announces he is retiring at the end of February
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles police chief is retiring, he announced Friday, in an unexpected departure as the head of one of the nation's largest law enforcement agencies. Chief Michel Moore's t...
Jan 12, 2024
Court upholds murder conviction for ex-B.C. Lion Joshua Boden
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the murder conviction of a former Canadian Football League player in the death of his girlfriend in 2009. Joshua Boden was found guilty in 2...
Jan 12, 2024
The Australian Open and what to know: Earlier start. Netflix curse? Osaka's back. Nadal's not
Iga Swiatek seemed to capture the general sentiment of Australian Open players toward the tournament's decision to begin on a Sunday instead of a Monday, creating a 15-day event. "It doesn't really ma...
Jan 12, 2024
'Bigger than hockey': Poulin, PWHL Montreal hope to inspire at home opener
MONTREAL - Captain Marie-Philip Poulin believes it's "bigger than hockey," veteran forward Ann-Sophie Bettez calls it the "arrival of everything," and general manager Daniele Sauvageau can't even put ...
Jan 12, 2024
Security footage shows drivers passing man who fell off Regina bus before his death
REGINA - A security camera has captured the more than seven hours a Regina man lay outside, waving for help from passing vehicles, before his death in freezing temperatures after he stumbled from a ci...
Jan 12, 2024
Feds say U.S., Ukraine haven't finalized deal on air defence donation
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Canada's donation of an air-defence system to Ukraine is in the midst of clearing one final administrative hurdle with the U.S. government. A spokesper...
Jan 12, 2024
Canadian teacher eager to showcase integrity of arm wrestling in online broadcast
Integrity, camaraderie, even friendship, are what drew Heidi Cordner into professional arm wrestling. She hopes it will also capture the imaginations of viewers as Arm Wrestle Canada makes it streamin...
Jan 12, 2024