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Study maps mammoth's 1,000-km trek, suggests species coexisted with humans in Alaska
A new study traces the 1,000-kilometre journey of a woolly mammoth from western Yukon to the interior of Alaska, where she died about 14,000 years ago, seemingly in the prime of her life, near a hunti...
Jan 17, 2024
Whitecaps transfer forward Simon Becher to Danish team AC Horsens
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have transferred forward Simon Becher to Danish side AC Horsens, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. The Whitecaps will retain a percentage of future ...
Jan 17, 2024
Winning $70 million LOTTO MAX ticket sold in Alberta
Someone in Alberta is poised to be living in paradise after their LOTTO MAX ticket for Jan. 16, 2024 won $70 million, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) shares.The WCLC says another person ...
Jan 17, 2024
Ex-NHL player Ennis announces retirement; winger played with Leafs, Sens and Oilers
MANNHEIM, Germany - Tyler Ennis has called time on his hockey career. The former NHL winger made the announcement Wednesday via his German club after suffering a neck injury in November. The 34-year-o...
Jan 17, 2024
Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he s...
Jan 17, 2024
Quebec cold case murder trial: Crime scene photos show 19-year-old victim's life
MONTREAL - Crime scene photos presented in a Quebec cold case murder trial today are providing glimpses into the life of the 19-year-old junior college student whose life was cut short nearly 24 years...
Jan 17, 2024
Warriors assistant coach Milojević hospitalized in Salt Lake City. Game vs. Jazz is postponed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevi has been hospitalized in Salt Lake City after suffering a medical emergency on Tuesday night, the team said Wednesday. The se...
Jan 17, 2024
Lions re-sign punter Stefan Flintoft for the 2024 CFL season
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed American punter Stefan Flintoft to an extension for the 2024 CFL season. Flintoft was eligible to become a free agent next month. The 28-year-old enters his four...
Jan 17, 2024
Third-quarter report shows Ontario's sports-betting industry continues to thrive
TORONTO - Ontario's sports-betting industry continues to thrive, according to a report released Wednesday. The report by IGaming Ontario states the province's regulated market generated total gaming r...
Jan 17, 2024
Canada watching for UN court decision on Israel and genocide, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is "watching carefully" as the International Court of Justice deliberates on an allegation of genocide against Israel, but he is not indicating Canad...
Jan 17, 2024