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Teunissen wins Tour opening stage, Thomas crashes at end
BRUSSELS - Apart from the celebrations of Eddy Merckx's first victory at the Tour de France half a century ago, nothing went according to plans on the race opening day. In cycling-mad Belgium, defendi...
Jul 08, 2019
Fams mourn João Gilberto at Rio de Janeiro funeral
RIO DE JANEIRO - Fans from around the world are honouring bossa nova pioneer Joo Gilberto, filing past his coffin at his funeral in Rio de Janeiro. Gilberto's body is being displayed in an open casket...
Jul 08, 2019
Funeral held for Canadian soldier killed in Bulgarian skydiving exercise
GATINEAU, Que. - Family, friends and military brass attended a military funeral in Gatineau, Que., on Saturday for a Canadian soldier who died in a parachute training exercise in Bulgaria. B...
Jul 08, 2019
Months of aftershocks could follow big California earthquake
RIDGECREST, Calif. - Officials in Southern California expressed relief Saturday that damage and injuries weren't worse after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years, while voicin...
Jul 08, 2019
Premiers to meet at Calgary Stampede in advance of Council of the Federation
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will host the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories at the Calgary Stampede.A news release from the province says the pr...
Jul 08, 2019
Barty's run ends at Wimbledon, Riske reaches quarterfinals
WIMBLEDON, England - Ash Barty's winning streak is over, and so are her chances of winning a second straight Glam Slam title. The top-ranked Australian had won 15 matches in a row, including the Frenc...
Jul 08, 2019
Calgary city councillor saves man from possible OD
CALGARY- A city councillor jumped into action with a naloxone kit when she found a man lying unresponsive on a lawn across from her home.Diane Colley-Urquhart says she couldn't rouse him, his pulse ra...
Jul 08, 2019
Vancouver shipyard used one new coast guard vessel to repair, deliver another
OTTAWA - A Vancouver shipyard delivered the first of the Canadian Coast Guard's three new science vessels last week by cannibalizing parts from one of the other ships for repairs, new documents show. ...
Jul 08, 2019
London daredevil scales one of Europe's tallest buildings
LONDON - A free climber in London has scaled one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The man who climbed The Shard early Monday morning was spoken to by police after he made his ascent but hasn't been...
Jul 08, 2019
Gorst leads the way following Day 3 of Rangeland Derby
The rain held off Sunday and the conditions were improved for night 3 of the 2019 Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede.Kris Molle had the fastest time of Day 3 with a run of 1:13.89.However, on agg...
Jul 08, 2019