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Thomas Müller jokes he's missing Manuel Neuer as Vancouver adventure begins
MUNICH (AP) - Thomas Mller has a lot to adapt to with the Vancouver Whitecaps after 25 years at Bayern Munich. First up, flying without an old friend. Aboard the plane taking him to Canada and Major L...
Aug 13, 2025
Red Deer youth sentenced in local assault incident
A local youth has been given a suspended sentence and 18 months of probation following an assault last year. Austin Dampier, 19, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on Aug. 12, 2025, after bein...
Aug 13, 2025
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Mead...
Aug 13, 2025
Twins owners opt to halt the sale and keep the club in the family, adding new investors instead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are no longer for sale, executive chair Joe Pohlad announced Wednesday on behalf of his family. After exploring a variety of options over the past 10 months, the...
Aug 13, 2025
How Canadians can prepare for wildfire evacuations, from emergency plans to go bags
Wildfires are threatening communities across Canada, raising questions about how people can best prepare for evacuations. Officials ordered the evacuation of parts of a suburb of St. John's, N.L., on ...
Aug 13, 2025
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Mead...
Aug 13, 2025
Irwin Cotler joins thousands of prominent Jews calling on Israel to end war in Gaza
OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler has joined thousands of Jews calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war and starvation in Gaza. The longtime human rights...
Aug 13, 2025
Thunder's Lu Dort to have NBA title parade in Montreal next week
MONTREAL - The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will h...
Aug 13, 2025
Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturat...
Aug 13, 2025
"Shocking" one word Alberta Canola board chair uses to describe new Chinese tariff
The board chair with Alberta Canola uses words like shocking, devastating, and not great news to wake up to, in describing a new tariff from China.The country announced a 76 per cent tariff on Canadia...
Aug 13, 2025