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Soccer icon Christine Sinclair joins Vancouver Rise ownership group
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair has been announced as the newest owner of Vancouver's women's professional soccer team. Vancouver Rise FC says the 41-year-old Canadian soccer legend will join majority ...
Oct 07, 2024
Blazers pick up second win of the season in 2-1 overtime victory over Wild
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers picked up their second win of the young Western Hockey League (WHL) season on the road Sunday (Oct. 6), defeating the Wenatchee Wild 2-1 in overtime. Nathan Behm opened...
Oct 07, 2024
Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans. Without detailing ...
Oct 07, 2024
Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regul...
Oct 07, 2024
Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American to nearly seven years in prison for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a contract with...
Oct 07, 2024
Florida prepares for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at major metro areas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) - Milton increased to a Category 2 hurricane early Monday morning with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (161 kph). The storm was about 195 miles west-northwest of Progr...
Oct 07, 2024
Projectiles launched from Gaza set off sirens in central Tel Aviv, Israeli military says
RE'IM, Israel (AP) - Israelis were holding vigils and somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in the country's history, which sparked the war in G...
Oct 07, 2024
In the news today: Canadian events set to mark Oct. 7 anniversary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian events set to mark Oct. 7 anniversary Ceremonies, events and protests are being held across Canada to...
Oct 07, 2024
B.C. wildland firefighter worried about smoke hazards. So he designed a solution
British Columbia wildland firefighter Angus Duguid loves his job, but he doesn't love waking up with headaches or a clogged nose from inhaling smoke. So he turned his skills as a design student at Emi...
Oct 07, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to hear from Privy Council Office officials
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is slated to hear today from security officials working in the office that supports the prime minister. Various employees of the Privy Council Offi...
Oct 07, 2024
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