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Fernandez through to second round at Eastbourne, Andreescu loses in Bad Homburg
Canada's Leylah Fernandez continued her Wimbledon preparation with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova on first-round action Monday at the Rothesay International grass-court tenni...
Jun 24, 2024
Zaccagni scores in injury time for Italy to advance at Euro 2024 with draw against Croatia
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Italy substitute Mattia Zaccagni scored in the last minute of stoppage time for Italy to advance to the knockout stage of Euro 2024 after drawing Croatia 1-1 on Monday. Luka Mo...
Jun 24, 2024
Self-government comes for northwest B.C. First Nation in proposed treaty
TERRACE - A British Columbia First Nation has agreed to a draft treaty with the federal and provincial governments that would give it more than 38,000 hectares of land in the province's northwest. The...
Jun 24, 2024
Much-changed Spain beats Albania 1-0 at Euro 2024 to finish perfect group stage
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Spain changed almost its entire lineup and still kept up its victorious start to Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Albania, which was eliminated. With his team already assured ...
Jun 24, 2024
Croatia star Luka Modric becomes the oldest goal-scorer at a European Championship
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Croatia veteran Luka Modric has scored against Italy to become the oldest goal-scorer ever at a European Championship. Modric, who is 38 years, 289 days old, claimed the openin...
Jun 24, 2024
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana's new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they c...
Jun 24, 2024
Alberta's population likely to reach 7 million by 2048: StatCan
The province could continue to see steady population growth over the next 24 years.That is according to new population estimates released by Statistics Canada (StatCan).As of April 1, 2024, Alberta wa...
Jun 24, 2024
Fire ban back in effect for Lethbridge river valley
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After just one week without a fire ban, it is now back on.The City of Lethbridge says last week's cooler, wetter weather has gone away for the time being."Despite the river valley's l...
Jun 24, 2024
Canada's Olympic golf team complete as Henderson, Sharp join squad
CALGARY - A busy summer schedule for Brooke Henderson will include two high-profile events where she'll proudly represent her home country. After competing at the 50th playing of the CPKC Women's Open...
Jun 24, 2024
US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munition...
Jun 24, 2024