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Teammates, fellow goalkeepers rally around Toronto FC's Gavran after freakish goal
TORONTO - The goalkeeping fraternity and Luka Gavran's teammates were quick to offer support when the young Toronto FC 'keeper conceded a freakish goal in a 2-1 loss June 20 at Atlanta United. Gavran,...
Jul 09, 2024
'Not warranted': Chiefs pass resolution reversing course on forensic audit of AFN
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations has passed an emergency resolution that says a forensic audit of the advocacy body is "not warranted and should not be undertaken." Former national chief RoseA...
Jul 09, 2024
Whale rescue teams hoping to disentangle right whale in St. Lawrence Estuary
MONTREAL - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says whale rescue teams are preparing to make another attempt to disentangle a young right whale in the St. Lawrence Estuary. The department says it has been wor...
Jul 09, 2024
Herdman sees Forge as a stiff test, hopes for reinforcements for cup return leg
Coach John Herdman welcomes the six-week interval between the two legs of Toronto FC's Canadian Championship semifinal against Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC. Herdman, whose team faces Forg...
Jul 09, 2024
B.C. to provide more funding for new medical school, founding dean appointed
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the province is providing millions more in funding for the new medical school at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., that aims to start classes in September ...
Jul 09, 2024
US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
WASHINGTON (AP) - The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, seve...
Jul 09, 2024
Ontario reports 9 cases of listeriosis in outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
Ontario's top doctor says nine people in the province have become sick with listeriosis and five have been hospitalized in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks. Wh...
Jul 09, 2024
Fort Nelson First Nation orders remote B.C. site evacuated by boat due to wildfire
FORT NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Fort Nelson First Nation in northeast British Columbia has issued a wildfire evacuation order for a remote riverside reserve, telling residents and visitors...
Jul 09, 2024
Fort Nelson First Nation orders remote B.C. site evacuated by boat due to wildfire
FORT NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Fort Nelson First Nation in northeast British Columbia has issued a wildfire evacuation order for a remote riverside reserve, telling residents and visitors...
Jul 09, 2024
Beryl leaves hot misery in the Houston area. It still threatens flooding on its path northward
HOUSTON (AP) - Many of the millions left without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, sweltered and fretted Tuesday as the storm deprived the...
Jul 09, 2024
