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Canada loses to U.S., will play for third place at CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship
ALAJUELA - Canada will play for third place at the CONCACAF Girl's U-15 Championship after losing a semifinal penalty shootout Friday to the defending champion U.S. The young Americans won the shootou...
Aug 09, 2024
Illinois sheriff retiring after deputy he hired was charged with murder for shooting Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally sh...
Aug 09, 2024
Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
A plane with 62 people aboard has crashed into a residential area of a city in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, but it's not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed. Brazilian airline VOEPAS...
Aug 09, 2024
Defending champ Jessica Pegula advances to the quarterfinals at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Jessica Pegula remains on track at the National Bank Open. Last year's winner defeated American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Canadian te...
Aug 09, 2024
Canadian winger Liam Millar joins England's Hull City from Switzerland's FC Basel
HULL - Canadian international winger Liam Millar has joined Hull City of England's second-tier Championship from Swiss Super League side FC Basel. The 24-year-old has signed a three-year deal with a c...
Aug 09, 2024
Alexander starts again as Alouettes go for back-to-back wins over Tiger-Cats
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander is relishing the opportunity to face - and defeat - the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a second-straight week. The Montreal Alouettes quarterback also knows Hamilton will try to ca...
Aug 09, 2024
Alberta RCMP seek help identifying man who could help investigation into shooting
Mounties are asking the public to help identify a person of interest after a rural roadside shooting left one utility worker wounded and a second person dead.Driving two different trucks, the two were...
Aug 09, 2024
B.C. risks 'carpet' of rotting apples without help after co-op's closure: growers
As gala apples ripen on British Columbia's trees, the president of the provincial fruit growers' group worries about a devastating season without a way for farmers to refrigerate their crops. Peter Si...
Aug 09, 2024
68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site
WHITEHORSE - Yukon government officials say 68 dead fish have been found after an ore slide and discharge of cyanide contaminated water from the Eagle Gold mine site. Cameron Sinclair, a Yukon governm...
Aug 09, 2024
Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
WASHINGTON (AP) - A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during ...
Aug 09, 2024