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B.C. slack-line walker forgot to re-attach leash before fatal fall, association says
The International Slackline Association says a fatal fall near Squamish, B.C., on Saturday happened after a woman "forgot to re-tie" her safety leash, resulting in an 80-metre fall. The association sa...
May 21, 2025

Ghost of Gizmo: Leake hoping to be special teams star that has eluded Elks
EDMONTON - There was a time, ages ago, when fans in Commonwealth Stadium rose and roared in unison as Henry (Gizmo) Williams picked his way through a horde of defenders to return another kick for anot...
May 21, 2025

IDF fires warning shots as diplomatic tour visits West Bank
OTTAWA - The Israel Defense Forces says it "regrets the inconvenience caused" by warning shots it fired as diplomats toured the West Bank city of Jenin. International media reports say that a Canadian...
May 21, 2025

RCMP visits B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Cana...
May 21, 2025

Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Pentagon spokesman Sean Pa...
May 21, 2025

Major landslide sweeps away home and road northeast of Montreal
SAINTE-MONIQUE - A major landslide has swept away a home and a road northeast of Montreal. Sylvain Gallant, regional civil security director, told reporters in Ste-Monique, Que., that the home was emp...
May 21, 2025

Andreescu among the Canadian casualties in French Open qualifying
PARIS - Bianca Andreescu's comeback hit a snag Wednesday when she was bounced from the second round of the French Open qualifying tournament. The 17th seed from Mississauga, Ont., had match point agai...
May 21, 2025

Oman says the fifth round of indirect US-Iran talks will be Friday in Rome
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Oman's foreign minister says the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Rome. Neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed the meeti...
May 21, 2025

$15M settlement in class-action lawsuits against Longueuil, St-Hyacinthe dioceses
A Quebec law firm has announced a $15-million settlement over historic sexual abuse involving two Montreal-area dioceses. Law firm Arsenault Dufresne Wee says agreements have been reached with the dio...
May 21, 2025

Docuseries on Edmonton Oilers dynasty coming from Ryan Reynolds' production house
TORONTO - The Edmonton Oilers' NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries from Ryan Reynolds' production house Maximum Effort. Producers say "The Great Ones" will offer "an unprece...
May 21, 2025