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After return from Syria, two Canadian women appear in Edmonton courtroom on Terrorism Peace Bond
Two Canadians who returned from Syria this week have been arrested.The RCMP Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) arrested Helena Carson, 33, and Dina Kalouti, 42, upo...
Jul 08, 2023
Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France in last attempt at outright record
LIMOGES, France - Mark Cavendish will have to share the record for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Competing in his final season, the most successful sprinter in Tour history crashed out...
Jul 08, 2023
Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It's on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party's presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024, putting the first votes of the next election a little more than six months away....
Jul 08, 2023
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season
CHICAGO (AP) - Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she'll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement o...
Jul 08, 2023
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season
CHICAGO (AP) - Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she'll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement o...
Jul 08, 2023
Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals
CAIRO (AP) - An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country...
Jul 08, 2023
Argonauts trade Canadian defensive lineman Acheampong to Elks
EDMONTON - The Toronto Argonauts have dealt defensive lineman Sam Acheampong to the Edmonton Elks for a draft pick and rights to a negotiation-list player. The Argonauts get a fifth-round pick in next...
Jul 08, 2023
Blue Jays' outfielder Springer on paternity list, Lukes activated from triple-A
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have place outfielder George Springer on the paternity list and activated Nathan Lukes from triple-A. Lukes has appeared in 23 games for Toronto this season with three ...
Jul 08, 2023
116 Avenue and 108 Street road closure
Starting Saturday, July 8, the intersection of 108 Street and 116 Avenue is closed to north and southbound traffic until Friday, July 14. This is being done as part of a larger construction project an...
Jul 08, 2023
People flock to Newfoundland in search of the Come From Away kindness — and find it
GANDER, N.L. - Janet Hayward didn't show too much outward excitement Friday night as she walked toward a Gander, N.L., theatre to see the musical that inspired what she calls her "Newfoundland Quest" ...
Jul 08, 2023