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Prime Minister Mark Carney set to visit birthplace in N.W.T.
FORT SMITH - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to stop today in the town where he was born as he travels across the Northwest Territories. Carney also spent his early childhood in Fort Smith, located ...
Jul 23, 2025
'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought
Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought. But Parkes, manager of Nicola Ranch near Merritt, says it's not just for irriga...
Jul 23, 2025
Sentencing hearing begins for 'Freedom Convoy' leaders Lich, Barber
OTTAWA - The sentencing hearing for "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to begin Wednesday morning, months after the two were found guilty of mischief. Two days have been set ...
Jul 23, 2025
Max Scherzer blames himself for Blue Jays' 5-4 loss to rival Yankees
TORONTO - Max Scherzer has never been one to make excuses. Scherzer didn't take the loss on the scorecard when the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 5-4 decision to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, but he d...
Jul 22, 2025
Rice's late homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays 5-4 to cut Toronto's AL East lead to 3
TORONTO - Ben Rice's ninth-inning home run helped the New York Yankees salvage a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Jazz Chisholm Jr., had a three-run homer in the first inning and Cody Be...
Jul 22, 2025
45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a match
WASHINGTON (AP) - Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while b...
Jul 22, 2025
45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a match
WASHINGTON (AP) - Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while b...
Jul 22, 2025
Vigil held in New York state for nine-year-old Montreal girl found in pond
TICONDEROGA - Residents of an upstate New York town have held a candlelight vigil for a nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in their community over the weekend. Scores of people in Ticond...
Jul 22, 2025
Kraken sign forward Kaapo Kakko to three-year contract
SEATTLE (AP) - Forward Kaapo Kakko signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday with an average annual value of $4.525 million. The Kraken acquired the 24-year-old Kakko from the Ne...
Jul 22, 2025
KVR Trail upgrades
Upgrades are nearly finished on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.The Myra Station lot now has 60 more parking spots, plus 12 for buses and trailers.Six new accessible washrooms were added near the Kelowna...
Jul 22, 2025
