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Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fea...
Sep 14, 2024
'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion
WINNIPEG - Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day. But it is to Jordyn Dyck, who has turned her job as an arborist in...
Sep 14, 2024
Five people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave scores stranded
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday Rescue se...
Sep 14, 2024
Canadian men lose to Tonga, finish sixth at Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament
TOKYO - Tonga ran in three first-half tries and relied on some stingy second-half defence to defeat Canada 30-17 in the fifth-place match Saturday at the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament. While th...
Sep 14, 2024
Five people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave scores stranded
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday Rescue se...
Sep 14, 2024
Toronto Argonauts snap two-game slide with 33-17 victory over B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts snapped their two-game losing skid in decisive fashion Friday night, downing the B.C. Lions 33-17. Argos quarterback Kelly connected on 18-of-28 pass a...
Sep 13, 2024
Rocky View County murder suspect arrested on O'Chiese First Nation
A man wanted in connection to a murder and attempted murder in Rocky View County, Alberta on Aug. 6 has finally been arrested, and it happened Friday the 13th at a home on O'Chiese First Nation.RCMP i...
Sep 13, 2024
Tree-hugging Patton Kizzire takes lead at Silverado in FedEx Cup Fall opener
Patton Kizzire hugged a tree on the way to the first tee Friday as part of a mental exercise, then patiently worked his way around Silverado to take the lead into the weekend in the FedEx Cup Fall ser...
Sep 13, 2024
Kirk's walk-off single in 11th inning lifts Blue Jays past Cardinals 4-3
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk's long single with the bases loaded provided the Toronto Blue Jays with a walk-off 4-3 win in the 11th inning of their series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday....
Sep 13, 2024
Canada's Marina Stakusic falls in Guadalajara Open quarterfinals
GUADALAJARA - Canada's Marina Stakusic fell 6-4, 6-3 to Poland's Magdalena Frech in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open tennis tournament on Friday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won 6...
Sep 13, 2024