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Forge defeats slumping Toronto FC in opening leg of Canadian Championship semifinal
HAMILTON - Toronto FC's free fall continued Wednesday as the slumping Major League Soccer side was beaten 2-1 by Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC in the opening leg of their Canadian Champion...
Jul 10, 2024

Biden's candidacy faces new peril as Pelosi, Clooney and more Democrats weigh in
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely "it's up to the president to decide" if he should sta...
Jul 10, 2024

Air Ronge raises Survivors' Flag
The Village of Air Ronge has taken another step in the reconciliation process by raising the Survivors' Flag outside of its main office last week. According to the National Centre of Truth and Reconci...
Jul 10, 2024

Surrey, B.C., police transition deal from RCMP to local force complete, says minister
VANCOUVER - A long-running and fractious dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its police department has ended with a cash agreement. Solicitor General Mike Farnw...
Jul 10, 2024
Riders lead the way in CFL defensive takeways
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the takeaway kings early in the 2024 CFL season.After five weeks of action, the Green and White lead the CFL with their defence forcing 14 turnovers. The unit is ahead...
Jul 10, 2024
Fire ban in effect for tri-communities
A fire ban is in effect as of noon on Wednesday. That's according to a notice issued by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department, which states the fire ban will remain in place until significant precipit...
Jul 10, 2024

Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men's soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men's soccer coach on Wednesday after his team's first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for ...
Jul 10, 2024

Former Quebec junior hockey players sentenced for sex assault to appeal sentences
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players will appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a Victoriaville Tigres ch...
Jul 10, 2024

Former Quebec junior hockey players sentenced for sex assault to appeal sentences
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players will appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a Victoriaville Tigres ch...
Jul 10, 2024

B.C. war veteran John Hillman, dead at 105, raised thousands for children's charity
OAK BAY - Second World War veteran John Hillman, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity in the last years of his life, died Monday at the age of 105. In 2020, Hillman gained widesprea...
Jul 10, 2024