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Naomi Osaka, Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic receive NBO Toronto wild cards
TORONTO - Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will enter the National Bank Open women's main draw as a wild card. The 26-year-old Osaka, a former world No. 1, returned to tennis in January after...
Jul 24, 2024
Clayton Kershaw returning to Dodgers' rotation at a pivotal time
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clayton Kershaw's eventual return to the rotation was once expected to an added bonus as the Los Angeles Dodgers geared up for a postseason run. It turns out, though, that the Dodge...
Jul 24, 2024
Alan Hyland, former Cypress-Redcliff MLA and Bow Island mayor, dies
Alan Hyland has died at the age of 78.Hyland was the MLA for Cypress from 1975-1986 and Cypress-Redcliff from 1986-1993.He was also the mayor of the Town of Bow Island in 1971 and 1998-2010, as well a...
Jul 24, 2024
Hawks rookie Djurisic sidelined until at least November following surgery on left foot
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Hawks rookie guard/forward Nikola Djurisic of Serbia has had surgery on his left foot and is out until at least November. Djurisic fractured his left foot during a summer league...
Jul 24, 2024
Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. An indictment unsealed in U...
Jul 24, 2024
Naheed Nenshi not running in Lethbridge-West as NDP seeks candidate
The Alberta NDP confirmed on Wednesday that its leader Naheed Nenshi, who does not currently hold a seat in the legislature, will not be running in the Lethbridge-West by-election. The New Democrats a...
Jul 24, 2024
Alouettes place QB Cody Fajardo on six-game injured list ahead of Riders meeting
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have placed starting quarterback Cody Fajardo on the six-game injured list ahead of their meeting with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. Fajardo, last year's ...
Jul 24, 2024
UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
NEW DELHI (AP) - The United Nations' cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain's plans to build a ...
Jul 24, 2024
Edmonton Oilers hire Stan Bowman as general manager, vice president
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as the team's general manager and vice president of hockey operations, the club announced Wednesday. Bowman, 51, becomes the 11th GM in Oilers his...
Jul 24, 2024
B.C. wildfire tally surges as firefighters take to air to battle blazes
The numbers seem ever increasing for British Columbia wildfire statistics, including more than 400 fires, tens of thousands of lightning strikes and at least six homes lost. The homes were in the Vena...
Jul 24, 2024