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Olympic dreams all but over for Canadian women's volleyball team after loss to Dutch
FUKUOKA - The Canadian women's volleyball team had their Olympic dreams all but ended Friday with a 3-0 loss to the Netherlands in Volleyball Nations League action. Set scores were 26-24, 25-16 and 25...
Jun 14, 2024

Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps back training after cougar bite
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps is back with the team after being treated for a cougar bite in a B.C. provincial park. Rugby Canada confirmed the attack and said the 25-year-o...
Jun 14, 2024

CF Montreal strikers Josef Martinez, Matias Coccaro return from injury
MONTREAL - CF Montreal is getting reinforcements after their bye week in Major League Soccer. Head coach Laurent Courtois says strikers Matias Coccaro, Josef Martinez and Mahala Opoku are healthy afte...
Jun 14, 2024

Canadian women climb one spot to No. 8 in latest FIFA women's world rankings
Canada has moved up one spot to No. 8 in the latest FIFA women's world rankings. Spain remains No. 1 while France moves into a career-high second place at the expense of England. Germany climbs one ru...
Jun 14, 2024

Star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in top form for the Florida Panthers
EDMONTON - Sergei Bobrovsky's dressing-room stall is a shrine. A gold crucifix hangs from a chain. Next to it is a royal blue Orthodox prayer tassel. And the Florida goaltender's play has been nothing...
Jun 14, 2024

125 grants for roads, bridges and water projects; 21 in the Peace Region
The province has announced $236 million worth of grants for 125 water and transportation projects across Alberta.This is part of the government's Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP)...
Jun 14, 2024

UFA marking Farmer's Day June 14
June 14 will mark Farmer's Day in Alberta.UFA hosts barbecues and other activities to thank and salute famers and ranchers for everything they do.The company says it has celebrated Farmer's Day every ...
Jun 14, 2024

South African President Ramaphosa seems set for reelection after key party says it will back him
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The leader of South Africa's second biggest party says it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be relected for a second term in Parliamen...
Jun 14, 2024

'No pressure at all': Lions locked in for home opener against Stampeders
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell wants his B.C. Lions to be locked in on Saturday, a task that will require tuning out a unique distraction - a 50 Cent concert. The rapper behind hits "In da Club" and "Just ...
Jun 14, 2024

Niger's highest court lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Niger's highest court lifted the immunity of the country's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawye...
Jun 14, 2024