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Transportation Safety Board begins investigation into plane crash that left six dead
KANANASKIS, Alta. - The Transportation Safety Board has started its investigation into the cause of a small plane crash that left six people dead in the Rockies west of Calgary. Spokesman Liam MacDona...
Jul 30, 2023
Verstappen wins Belgian GP to extend huge F1 lead, Red Bull teammate Perez second
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) - Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen emphatically won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant s...
Jul 30, 2023
Canada's Summer McIntosh claims second world swim gold
FUKUOKA, Japan - Summer McIntosh became a double gold medallist at the world aquatics championships with Sunday's victory in the women's 400-metre individual medley. After winning the 200-metre butter...
Jul 30, 2023
A look at the possible outcomes for Canada's group at FIFA Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia - A look at the permutations in Group B at the FIFA Women's World Cup ahead of Monday's final group games (top two teams advance to knockout round of 16): Nigeria (1-0-1, four poi...
Jul 30, 2023
Newly appointed sports minister meets with Canadian team at FIFA Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia - The Canadian women's soccer team got a pep talk from newly appointed Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough before training Sunday. "I wanted to make them know that there are 40 milli...
Jul 30, 2023
'Letters of heaven': Kyiv coffee shop manager proud to be called up to fight Russia
Anton says he has always been willing to pick up arms and fight for Ukraine. He recently got his wish, receiving a letter calling him into military service in his country's battle with Russia. "I am g...
Jul 30, 2023
A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills 10 people and wounds more than 50
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on Sunday, k...
Jul 30, 2023
Blue Jays looking to add pitching depth and a veteran bat at MLB trade deadline
TORONTO - The players and coaches in the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse are getting used to being buyers ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline. Toronto holds the third and final wild-card spot...
Jul 30, 2023
COLLINS: Don’t expect quick results from new community safety committee
AFTER MONTH OF FARTING AROUND, it seems that at least some of our committees are finally starting to get a little work done. But don't expect much to happen for a while. The engine is still in the rou...
Jul 30, 2023
Supporters of Niger's coup march through the capital, waving Russian flags and denouncing France
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched through the streets of the capital, Niamey, on Sunday waving Russian flags, chanting ...
Jul 30, 2023
