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Amazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was dusk on April 14 when Francisco Kuruaya heard a boat approaching along the river near his village in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. He assumed it was the regular delivery boa...
May 07, 2022
Mitton's Canadian-record throw in shot put is second best in the world this season
HAMILTON - Sarah Mitton shattered the Canadian record in the women's shot put at the Golden Horseshoe Prep Meet on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., threw 19.58 metres with her sixth and ...
May 07, 2022
Calgary Flames' Blake Coleman relishes post-season homecoming
DALLAS - Add suiting up for NHL playoff games in his home state for the first time in his career to an eventful few years for Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman. The 30-year-old winger from Plano, T...
May 07, 2022
RCMP seek witnesses in Williams Lake homicide
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Williams Lake RCMP is searching for people who may have witnessed an alleged homicide.Just after 11 p.m. Thursday (May 5), RCMP says they received a report of a man suffering from ...
May 07, 2022
B.C. RCMP seek witnesses, video footage after stabbing homicide in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are looking for witnesses and seeking more information after a fatal stabbing in Williams Lake, B.C., earlier this week. They say police responded to a report of a man suffe...
May 07, 2022
Toronto FC, Whitecaps meet in Vancouver, both looking to get out of their funk
Two teams needing to right the ship face off Sunday when the Vancouver Whitecaps host Toronto FC. Vancouver (1-6-1) has lost three straight and languishes in the league basement with the fewest points...
May 07, 2022
Canada Soccer hires former MLSE executive as head of women's professional soccer
TORONTO - Canada Soccer has appointed former MLSE executive Breagha Carr-Harris to its new post of head of women's professional soccer. More than 70 applications were received for the posting, which s...
May 07, 2022
Canada's Brown races to 200-metre victory at Kip Keino Classic in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Canada's Aaron Brown pulled away down the stretch to win the 200 metres at the Kip Keino Classic on Saturday. The 29-year-old from Toronto won in a slightly wind-aided -- 2.1 metres p...
May 07, 2022
Canada's Dabrowski, Mexico's Olmos win women's doubles title at Madrid
MADRID - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski captured her first doubles title of the season, winning the Madrid Open with Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos on Saturday. The No. 2 seeds defeated third-seeded Demi...
May 07, 2022
Softball & baseball provide world of opportunities for Ladysmith teen
NANAIMO - Brynn Hawes is on the base path to shape her future through the game she loves.The 13-year-old Ladysmith Secondary School student, a softball player since she was four-years-old, doesn't min...
May 07, 2022