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Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' belt sells for $6.1M
DALLAS (AP) - Muhammad Ali's championship belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for th...
Jul 24, 2022
Houston rookie Canadian receiver John Metchie III diagnosed with leukemia
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. In a statement posted on the Texans' Twitter account, the Bramp...
Jul 24, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France for 1st time
PARIS (AP) - Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark won his first Tour de France title on Sunday after coming out on top of a thrilling three-week duel with defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The 25-year-old Ving...
Jul 24, 2022
Wiebes wins on Champs Elysees as women's Tour returns
PARIS (AP) - Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands sprinted to victory on Sunday in the first stage of the women's Tour de France which returned after a 33-year absence. The Team DSM rider struck in the la...
Jul 24, 2022
B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP says one man has died following a police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C. Mounties say in a news release frontline officers were called to a reported confrontation between a man and ...
Jul 24, 2022
Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church'...
Jul 24, 2022
MPs look into alleged political interference in N.S. shooting probe
OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons public safety committee meet Monday to explore whether there was political meddling with the RCMP as it investigated the April 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia. Just ...
Jul 24, 2022
Arenado, Goldschmidt unvaccinated, won't make Toronto trip
CINCINNATI (AP) - Two of the St. Louis Cardinals' best players, third baseman Nolan Arenado and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, won't be making the trip to Toronto for a short series with the Blue Jay...
Jul 24, 2022
Translators to deliver Pope's words in languages forbidden in residential schools
EDMONTON - When Pope Francis arrives in Canada and is expected to beg forgiveness for Catholic-run residential schools, a team of translators will be dedicated to making sure no words are lost for tho...
Jul 24, 2022
Verstappen wins French GP as Leclerc crashes, Hamilton 2nd
LE CASTELLET, France (AP) - Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix on Sunday after Charles Leclerc crashed out as Ferrari's woes resurfaced, falling 63 points behind t...
Jul 24, 2022
