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Ex-NFL star Aqib Talib's brother turns self in after slaying
LANCASTER, Texas (AP) - The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth ...
Aug 15, 2022

Eugenie Bouchard happy to feel the burn after successful return to tennis
VANCOUVER - Her first match left her exhausted physically and mentally, but Eugenie Bouchard couldn't be happier. After a 17-month layoff recovering from right shoulder surgery the native of Westmount...
Aug 15, 2022

Ex-NFL star Aqib Talib's brother turns self in after slaying
LANCASTER, Texas (AP) - The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth ...
Aug 15, 2022

Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel
VICTORIA - A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered orcas, an ocean pollutant...
Aug 15, 2022

Calgary Flames looking for organist to play at hockey games for first time in decades
CALGARY - The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation is hiring an organist to hype up the crowds at professional hockey games - a position that hasn't been vacant for more than three decades. Wi...
Aug 15, 2022

Whitecaps loan midfielder Alexandre to Brazilian club Fortaleza EC
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned midfielder Caio Alexandre to Brazilian side Fortaleza EC through the end of the year. The 23-year-old made five appearances across all competitions for ...
Aug 15, 2022

Fire damages Mississippi church where Faulkner was married
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi church where William Faulkner was married nearly a century ago has been heavily damaged in a fire. College Hill Presbyterian Church, northwest of Oxford, caught fi...
Aug 15, 2022

Poulin, Jenner lead Canada into women's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Led by captain and golden-goal scorer Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship resembles the lineup that won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in Februar...
Aug 15, 2022

Canada's bobsled, skeleton federation in negotiations with Canada's safe-sport office
The national governing body for bobsled and skeleton plans to sign on with Canada's new safe sport office. A spokesperson for Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) said Monday that it is in negotiations wit...
Aug 15, 2022

Dog, missing 2 months, found alive inside Missouri cave
Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing in early June. Two months later, he got a text from a neighbor: People exploring a nearby cave found a dog...
Aug 15, 2022