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Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the sm...
Jan 11, 2025
Update: Missing youth located
Mounties in Kelowna confirmed a youth who went missing Friday has been located.RCMP said there were no further concerns for the girl's health and safety, and thanked the public for their assistance.
Jan 11, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats No. 2-seed Korda to win Adelaide International
ADELAIDE - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has won the Adelaide International, beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the final. The 24-year-old Montrealer used his big serve to capture the ...
Jan 11, 2025
Federica Brignone wins, Lindsey Vonn impresses and Malorie Blanc shocks in epic World Cup downhill
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) - Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill. In an insta...
Jan 11, 2025
Israel's Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress i...
Jan 11, 2025
Lorenzo Insigne and other Toronto FC players report for pre-season medicals
TORONTO - Toronto FC players reported for pre-season medicals Saturday ahead of training camp stints in Spain and Florida. The group included Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, who signalled his return wit...
Jan 11, 2025
West Kelowna fire chief says L.A. devastation a haunting reminder of B.C. blaze
The fire chief of a British Columbia community devastated by a fast-moving wildfire in 2023 says it's "haunting" to see similar circumstances playing out in Southern California. Jason Brolund, the fir...
Jan 11, 2025
West Kelowna fire chief says L.A. devastation a haunting reminder of B.C. blaze
The fire chief of a British Columbia community devastated by a fast-moving wildfire in 2023 says it's "haunting" to see similar circumstances playing out in Southern California. Jason Brolund, the fir...
Jan 11, 2025
Tough lesson: Thousands of 'unqualified' teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL - Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called "unqualified" teacher, she has had to learn her professio...
Jan 11, 2025
How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON - United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality. With less ...
Jan 11, 2025
