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Eels writhe on Vancouver airport's tarmac after escaping from Air Canada cargo box
RICHMOND - It was not quite the 2006 film "Snakes on a Plane" at Vancouver International Airport, but there were real eels - dozens of them - writhing on the tarmac during a recent incident captured o...
Jul 10, 2024
House passes GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking p...
Jul 10, 2024
Former Predators captain Johnson posthumously diagnosed with CTE
BOSTON - Former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson has been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy following a post-mortem brain tissue analysis. The diagnosis was released...
Jul 10, 2024
England reaches European Championship final by beating Netherlands 2-1 on Watkins late goal
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - England reached a second straight European Championship final by beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins' stoppage-time winner on Wednesday. Watkins, wh...
Jul 10, 2024
Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas baked Wednesday in a record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected ...
Jul 10, 2024
CF Montreal boss Gabriel Gervais expects more from his players
MONTREAL - Gabriel Gervais has equipped himself with the tools to help CF Montreal climb the standings, but he believes the players must also do their part. The club's president and chief executive sa...
Jul 10, 2024
Police say speed, intoxication contributed to crash that killed 3 in southeast B.C.
WILMER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A single-vehicle crash in southeastern British Columbia has killed three passengers and injured the driver. RCMP say it happened Tuesday night in the community of Wilmer, no...
Jul 10, 2024
Longtime Liberal MP representing Northwest Territories not seeking re-election
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Michael McLeod says he has made the "bittersweet" decision to not seek a fourth term in the next federal election. McLeod was first elected as the MP for Northwest Territories in 2...
Jul 10, 2024
Canada's Brooke Henderson geared up for demanding four-week stretch of golf
Brooke Henderson is geared up for the most important four weeks of her year. The winningest professional golfer in Canadian history will tee it up in the featured group of the Amundi Evian Championshi...
Jul 10, 2024
Marsch sees plenty of positives in Copa campaign but says more work needs to be done
Seven games into his tenure as Canada coach, Jesse Marsch sees plenty of positives. "Incredible strides," he summed up. "But there's still a lot to do ... We're establishing things at some high levels...
Jul 10, 2024
