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Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The accident happened in a mountainous area...
Jun 07, 2023

Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by ...
Jun 07, 2023

Pence opens presidential bid with broad critiques of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - Mike Pence opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful critique of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, his temperament and abortion on Wednesday as he became the ...
Jun 07, 2023

Vancouver Island road closed, campfire bans, as drought raises wildfire risks in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A small but aggressive wildfire on Vancouver Island is burning beside the only major highway linking Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet to the rest of British Columbia. The route is closed ...
Jun 07, 2023

Canada's Aiemann Zahabi looking forward to date with Mongolian Murderer at UFC 289
A date with the Mongolian Murderer sounds daunting at best. But Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi is looking forward to Saturday's matchup with China's Qileng Aori at UFC 289 in Vancouver. The 35-y...
Jun 07, 2023

FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was "not able to provide proof that the cla...
Jun 07, 2023

FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was "not able to provide proof that the cla...
Jun 07, 2023

Veteran Nick Arbuckle set to start Redblacks season-opening contest
The Ottawa Redblacks will open the 2023 regular season minus quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox. Masoli continues to recover from a knee injury that forced him to miss most o...
Jun 07, 2023

After singles exits, Fernandez and Andreescu still making noise at French Open
PARIS - Two Canadians who failed to make big runs in singles action at the French Open are making noise in doubles competition. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the semifinals of the women...
Jun 07, 2023

Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - One of the most decorated coaches in women's hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard's women's hockey program in the shadow of allegations by play...
Jun 07, 2023