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Canada's Summer McIntosh wins Olympic swim gold in 400-metre medley
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is the Olympic champion in the women's 400-metre individual medley.The 17-year-old from Toronto became the first Canadian woman to take gold in the race that combines ...
Jul 29, 2024
Wild sign NHL rookie of the year runner-up Brock Faber to 8-year, $68 million contract extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin saw more than enough potential in Brock Faber's rookie season to sign the defenseman to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension ...
Jul 29, 2024
Bears great Steve McMichael gets his Hall of Fame moment as he battles ALS
CHICAGO (AP) - Steve McMichael always had that big and boisterous persona and a willingness to say whatever was on his mind, so it's no stretch to think the Chicago Bears great's Pro Football Hall of ...
Jul 29, 2024
Hall of Famer Julius Peppers drew motivation from working hot summers in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina's Nash County and dealing with the ...
Jul 29, 2024
World Cup bidders give FIFA their detailed plans in Paris to host the tournaments in 2030 and 2034
PARIS (AP) - On the sidelines of the Paris Olympics, FIFA has been doing business with its future hosts of the men's World Cup including Saudi Arabia. FIFA said on Monday it received in Paris the form...
Jul 29, 2024
Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a 17-year-old is arrested
LONDON (AP) - At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained 17-year-old male suspec...
Jul 29, 2024
Intelligence task force to monitor all future byelections for foreign interference
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections. Public Safety Minister Domi...
Jul 29, 2024
2025 Medicine Hat community vibrancy grant application window opens
The application window for the City of Medicine Hat's 2025 Community Vibrancy Grant opened on Monday.Next year's edition of the grant is split into two streams: "community projects and activities" and...
Jul 29, 2024
Verstappen to regroup during F1 summer break with McLaren and Mercedes right on his tailpipe
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - What a difference a year can make in Formula 1. Yes, Max Verstappen is still on pace for yet another world title - it will be No. 4 in a row for the Dutchman unless Red Bull se...
Jul 29, 2024
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has agreed on a two-year deal to join Williams. "Carlos will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams Racing for 2025 and into the new F1 regulations era as the formidable pa...
Jul 29, 2024