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B.C. university gives pro-Palestinian protesters trespass notice, deadline to vacate
NANAIMO, B.C. - Vancouver Island University says it has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C., by Monday. The u...
Jul 12, 2024
Sports fans rejoice: Wimbledon, Euro 2024, Copa America finals make for Super Sunday
BERLIN (AP) - Sports fans: How about this for a Super Sunday? Start with the men's singles final at Wimbledon, then take in the soccer European Championship title match between Spain and England, befo...
Jul 12, 2024
Ottawa's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe advance to women's doubles final at Wimbledon
LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe are a win away from their second Grand Slam title after downing the American team of Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide on Friday in...
Jul 12, 2024
Temporary staffing reduction at Chinook Regional Hospital emergency department
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Patients could find themselves waiting a bit longer at the emergency department (ED) in Lethbridge.Alberta Health Services (AHS) says there will be reduced physician staffing at the E...
Jul 12, 2024
CF Montreal acquires English defender Tom Pearce as transfer window opens
MONTREAL - CF Montreal acquired English left back Tom Pearce as the transfer window opened for Canadian clubs Friday. Pearce joins the Major League Soccer team on a contract through the 2026 season, w...
Jul 12, 2024
B.C. wildfire crews battle blaze in ancient forest park with 1,000-year-old trees
British Columbia's wildfire service says crews are battling a 10-hectare blaze in a park that protects a portion of what the province calls the "only inland temperate rainforest in the world," with tr...
Jul 12, 2024
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniil Medvedev to return to the Wimbledon final
LONDON (AP) - Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to return to the Wimbledon final as he seeks his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. After a so-so ...
Jul 12, 2024
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniil Medvedev to return to the Wimbledon final
LONDON (AP) - Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to return to the Wimbledon final as he seeks his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. After a so-so ...
Jul 12, 2024
Defence calls Coutts murder-conspiracy trial 'un-Canadian,' accuses RCMP of lying
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lawyer for one of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says the trial is "un-Canadian" and alleges RCMP officers lied under oath...
Jul 12, 2024
Wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into the peak summer months
OTTAWA - Federal officials say rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that has caused flash floods in the Maritimes is also lowering the risk of wildfires in eastern Canada. So far, this wildfi...
Jul 12, 2024