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Spain beats France 2-1 to reach Euro 2024 final with Yamal youngest-ever scorer at major tournament
MUNICH (AP) - Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever scorer at a major tournament. France took...
Jul 09, 2024
Ottawa looking to clear problem backlog by March 2025 before axing Phoenix
OTTAWA - Ottawa says a big pile of problems still needs to be cleared before it can finally dump the error-prone Phoenix pay system for public-service employees. The federal government has ambitions t...
Jul 09, 2024
Teammates, fellow goalkeepers rally around Toronto FC's Gavran after freakish goal
TORONTO - The goalkeeping fraternity and Luka Gavran's teammates were quick to offer support when the young Toronto FC 'keeper conceded a freakish goal in a 2-1 loss June 20 at Atlanta United. Gavran,...
Jul 09, 2024
‘If we do nothing, nothing is going to change’: lease approved for south Nanaimo social housing facility
NANAIMO - Following extensive debate, a temporary supportive housing complex for unhoused individuals received a three-year lease from Nanaimo City Council. The City-owned site at 1030 Old Victoria Rd...
Jul 09, 2024
'Not warranted': Chiefs pass resolution reversing course on forensic audit of AFN
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations has passed an emergency resolution that says a forensic audit of the advocacy body is "not warranted and should not be undertaken." Former national chief RoseA...
Jul 09, 2024
Whale rescue teams hoping to disentangle right whale in St. Lawrence Estuary
MONTREAL - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says whale rescue teams are preparing to make another attempt to disentangle a young right whale in the St. Lawrence Estuary. The department says it has been wor...
Jul 09, 2024
Herdman sees Forge as a stiff test, hopes for reinforcements for cup return leg
Coach John Herdman welcomes the six-week interval between the two legs of Toronto FC's Canadian Championship semifinal against Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC. Herdman, whose team faces Forg...
Jul 09, 2024
B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the province is providing millions more in funding for the new medical school at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., that aims to start classes in September ...
Jul 09, 2024
US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
WASHINGTON (AP) - The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, seve...
Jul 09, 2024
Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
Ontario's top doctor says nine people in the province have become sick with listeriosis and five have been hospitalized in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks. Wh...
Jul 09, 2024