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Canada's Sarah Fillier projected to be first pick in Professional Women's Hockey League draft
Sarah Fillier has a degree from Princeton, but she's opting for a pro hockey career by entering the PWHL draft on Monday. The projected No. 1 pick from Canada took a moment to cherish her past six yea...
Jun 09, 2024

Fire ravages historic Toronto church, destroying Group of Seven artworks
A four-alarm fire ripped through St. Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto on Sunday morning, severely damaging a national historic site and destroying the "priceless" Group of Seven murals inside. Fire o...
Jun 09, 2024

Liverpool says its former captain Alan Hansen is seriously ill in hospital
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Liverpool says its former captain Alan Hansen is seriously ill in hospital. The Premier League club is providing support to the family of the 68-year-old former Scotland inte...
Jun 09, 2024

Canadian rider Derek Gee celebrates podium finish in Critérium du Dauphiné
THNES - Canadian rider Derek Gee celebrated his first ever WorldTour general classification podium Sunday, finishing third in the Critrium du Dauphin. Slovenia's Primoz Roglic, a favourite for the Tou...
Jun 09, 2024

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister
NEW DELHI (AP) - Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India's prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority...
Jun 09, 2024

Body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley found on Greek island
ATHENS (AP) - The body of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning after a days-long search. A police spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity becau...
Jun 09, 2024

B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts
British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged t...
Jun 09, 2024

Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's Guardian Council on Sunday approved the country's hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the country's June 28 presidential election following...
Jun 09, 2024

Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash
The year that has passed since a bus crash killed 17 seniors headed to a Manitoba casino on a bright late-spring day has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a ...
Jun 09, 2024

High security, protesters expected at today's 'Walk with Israel' event in Toronto
TORONTO - A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. The United Jewish Appeal is holding its annual "Walk with Israel" event, which involv...
Jun 09, 2024