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'Resilience' is catchphrase for Canada's Tokyo Olympic track and field team
TORONTO - The world No. 1-ranked decathlete Damian Warner trained in an unheated hockey arena all winter that was so cold some days he couldn't feel his feet. Melissa Bishop-Nriagu worked out in her h...
Jul 3, 2021
Lytton, B.C., wildfire grows as others force evacuations in another region
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has grown since Friday night as another blaze forced more than 100 homes to be evacuated. The fire burning near Ly...
Jul 3, 2021
Train carrying liquid asphalt derails between Blackfalds and Lacombe
NOTE: The original RCMP release identified the contents spilled as "tar sand." After speaking with RCMP who clarified, we have changed the wording to better reflect what the train was carrying.A 23-ca...
Jul 3, 2021
Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience
MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...
Jul 3, 2021
Elsa falls back to tropical storm while racing toward Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Hurricane Elsa fell back to tropical storm force as it raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, but it still threatened to unleash flooding and landslide...
Jul 3, 2021
9 people in custody after hourslong armed standoff on I-95
WAKEFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts state police said nine suspects have been taken into custody following an hourslong standoff that prompted the partial closure of Interstate 95. Police said the s...
Jul 3, 2021
Fire official: Demolition to collapsed condo to start Sunday
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A top Miami-Dade fire official has told family members of people missing...
Jul 3, 2021
The Latest: Kerber turns match around to win at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber turned her third-round match around completely after a rain delay to beat Alia...
Jul 3, 2021
Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience
MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...
Jul 3, 2021
Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience
MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...
Jul 3, 2021