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Wildfire threats grow in western provinces, as warmer and drier weather forecast
Canada's western provinces are dealing with a number of wildfires caused by warmer and drier weather. The B.C. Wildfire Service is keeping an eye on the Nohomin Creek Fire, which measures more than 20...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop
KELOWNA, B.C. - The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers w...
Jul 19, 2022
Canadians lose CONCACAF W Championship final to the U.S. on Alex Morgan penalty
GUADALUPE, Mexico - Alex Morgan's 78th-minute penalty gave the U.S. a 1-0 win over Canada in the CONCACAF W Championship final Monday, sending the Americans to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The final marke...
Jul 18, 2022
Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop
KELOWNA, B.C. - The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers w...
Jul 18, 2022
Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Noah Lyles celebrated his 25th birthday Monday by running the fastest time in 200-metre qualifying at world track and field championships, a 19.98-second romp that he punctuated by...
Jul 18, 2022
Canada's Brown bounces back from blocks mishap to clinch spot in world 200 semis
EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Django Lovett tied for sixth in the men's high jump at the world track and field championships on Monday. The 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., cleared 2.27 metres to match Luis E...
Jul 18, 2022
Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby on Monday night, holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodrguez 19-18 in the final. The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 ...
Jul 18, 2022
Mental evaluation for man who threatened Memphis shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge on Monday ordered a mental evaluation for a man police said had planned a mass shooting of people leaving a rap concert in downtown Memphis. Elijah Hyman went b...
Jul 18, 2022
Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters b...
Jul 18, 2022
Jackie Robinson's legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball's draft, with four Black players among the first five selected for the first time in history. Six of the first 18 playe...
Jul 18, 2022