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Truck driver in Texas smuggling attempt that resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants pleads guilty
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became...
Jan 16, 2025
Veteran midfielder Ben Fisk retires, moves into Vancouver FC's front office
VANCOUVER - Veteran Vancouver FC midfielder Ben Fisk has retired after a 14-year career that saw stints in Spain, Ireland and four Canadian Premier League teams. Fisk, 31, is hanging up his boots to b...
Jan 16, 2025
A man with a stick killed 2 homeless people in Miami in an 'unprovoked' attack, police say
A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an "unprovoked" attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which po...
Jan 16, 2025
Bubbling Over: Foam firmness concerns provide new chapter in curling equipment saga
GUELPH, Ont. - A new chapter in a long-running curling sweeping saga came at an inopportune time for Team John Epping. Just before their first appearance this season on the top-flight Grand Slam of Cu...
Jan 16, 2025
In what could be a Canadian first, Manitoba welcomes Gaza child seeking medical help
WINNIPEG - A child from the Gaza Strip seeking medical treatment has arrived in Winnipeg - possibly the first such case in Canada since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew we...
Jan 16, 2025
Threat from toxic fire debris will prevent many LA residents from checking on damaged homes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Homeowners learned Thursday that it could be a week or more before they will be allowed to check on their fire-damaged properties while officials assess the threat of potentially to...
Jan 16, 2025
'They're not going to stop until they get the job done': Medicine Hat fire chief on LA fire fighters
Firefighters from across the North American continent have converged onto Los Angeles to fight the wildfires. With at least 25 victims of the devastating wildfires and tens of thousands of structures ...
Jan 16, 2025
Federal IT contracting cost 25 per cent more than in-house services: PBO report
OTTAWA - The federal government spent more on contracted IT services in four federal departments in 2022-23 than it would have if the work had been done by public servants, says a new report by the pa...
Jan 16, 2025
New Canada coach Casey Stoney recalls past encounters with Canada on the pitch
New Canada women's coach Casey Stoney has vivid memories of facing Canada on the football pitch. At the 2012 London Olympics, Stoney experienced the high of captaining Britain to a 1-0 win over Brazil...
Jan 16, 2025
Stellato-Dudek rejuvenated ahead of first skating nationals as Canadian citizen
LAVAL, Que. - Deanna Stellato-Dudek feels like a new woman since gaining Canadian citizenship. "Every day since I've felt like a champion," the U.S.-born Stellato-Dudek said Thursday at Place Bell. "T...
Jan 16, 2025