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Iga Swiatek eliminates Coco Gauff to reach the French Open final
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek eliminated Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open semifinals Thursday and stretched her winning streak at Roland Garros to 20 matches. The top-ranked Swiatek is trying to earn...
Jun 06, 2024
Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida's coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida's Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rar...
Jun 06, 2024
Liberal government launches $1.5B program to build more co-op housing
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser has announced the launch of a $1.5-billion co-operative housing development program that the federal government promised in its 2022 budget. Fraser was in Winnipe...
Jun 06, 2024
'Loves the game': McDavid, Oilers ready for Stanley Cup final after long journey
Sherry Bassin headed into the frigid arena alongside his dog, Newman, with one purpose. The chatter around Connor McDavid - a prodigy making waves across the Greater Toronto Area - was already buildin...
Jun 06, 2024
Poland’s military says a soldier who was stabbed at the border with Belarus has died
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's military says a soldier who was stabbed last month from behind a barrier at the border with Belarus has died. It said the soldier was stabbed in the chest by a migrant w...
Jun 06, 2024
All-access NHL show is coming from the makers of 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive'
The NHL is getting the "Drive to Survive" treatment, with a hockey series from the makers of the popular Formula One show coming to Prime Video in the fall. After getting players to buy into the proje...
Jun 06, 2024
Suspect in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the deaths of two more women
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - The New York architect previously accused of murdering four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more wome...
Jun 06, 2024
COLLINS: If your principles are compromised, what kind of person are you?
IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD for the BC United party as we get closer to the October provincial election. The party has failed to capture the imagination of voters while the newly rejuvenated BC Conservative...
Jun 06, 2024
Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by saying "we will not walk away" from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more o...
Jun 06, 2024
Cariboo Memorial Hospital's emergency department experiences fourth temporary closure of the year
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - It's the fourth temporary closure of the emergency department at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake in 2024. From 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (June 5) to 7:30a.m. Thursday, Inter...
Jun 06, 2024
