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Young Scottish side shows its class in 73-12 rugby win over Canadian men
OTTAWA - Scotland fell behind 5-0 early but reeled off the next 31 points en route to a 73-12 win over Canada in a rugby test match Saturday. The 21st-ranked Canadian men were 25-1 underdogs to beat a...
Jul 06, 2024
B.C. woman faces terrorism charges for travelling to Syria to join ISIS in 2015
VANCOUVER - Mounties in British Columbia say they have charged a 51-year-old woman with two terrorism-related offences after she reportedly travelled to Syria in 2015 to join ISIS. They say Kimberly P...
Jul 06, 2024
B.C. woman faces terrorism charges for travelling to Syria to join ISIS in 2015
VANCOUVER - Mounties in British Columbia say they have charged a 51-year-old woman with two terrorism-related offences after she reportedly travelled to Syria in 2015 to join ISIS. They say Kimberly P...
Jul 06, 2024
Gapko sends the Netherlands into Euro 2024 semifinal against England after beating Turkey
BERLIN (AP) - Cody Gakpo scored again to send the Netherlands to the semifinals of the European Championship after a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Turkey on Saturday. Gakpo scored his fourth goal of t...
Jul 06, 2024
Trae Bell-Haynes released from Canadian Olympic men's basketball training camp
TORONTO - Trae Bell-Haynes has been released from Canada's Olympic men's basketball training camp, Canada Basketball announced Saturday. Bell-Haynes, 28, represented Canada last summer at the FIBA Wor...
Jul 06, 2024
‘close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP
MONTREAL - Police in Quebec City say a man suspected of having close ties to the leader of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia has been arrested. City police spokesperson Pierre-Olivier Lvesque says...
Jul 06, 2024
‘close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP
MONTREAL - Police in Quebec City say a man suspected of having close ties to the leader of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia has been arrested. City police spokesperson Pierre-Olivier Lvesque says...
Jul 06, 2024
B.C. heat wave may increase wildfire activity but reduce lightning starts: BCWS
VANCOUVER - As sweltering heat sets in over much of British Columbia, the province's wildfire authority is warning that dry conditions will increase the potential for wildfire activity. But the BC Wil...
Jul 06, 2024
Blue Jays' Justin Turner reinstated from paternity list, Mayza clears waivers
The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated first baseman Justin Turner from the paternity list. In a corresponding move, utility player Addison Barger was optioned to triple-A Buffalo. Turner was placed on...
Jul 06, 2024
Whale researcher says orphan orca 'likely' seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove
VICTORIA - A whale researcher says a lone young killer whale spotted surfacing Friday at Friendly Cove off the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is likely the orphan orca calf that was trapped in ...
Jul 06, 2024