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Canada's Fernandez retires due to injury during first-round match at San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO - Canada's Leylah Fernandez retired from her first-round match at the San Diego Open due to injury on Tuesday against Germany's Tatjana Maria. Fernandez, the eighth seed at the tournament, h...
Feb 27, 2024
Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries, edging closer to a rematch
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men. Biden defeated ...
Feb 27, 2024
Bomb squad called to Abbotsford, B.C., thrift store after grenade is donated
ABBOTSFORD - Thrift stores can be a treasure trove of unusual finds, but a discovery in a donation bin at an Abbotsford, B.C., store set off a police and bomb squad response. Abbotsford Police say wor...
Feb 27, 2024
Canadians down Trinidad 3-0 to qualify for CONCACAF U-20 Championship
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago - Canada booked its ticket to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship with a 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, completing a perfect 3-0-0 run in Group D qualifying...
Feb 27, 2024
Rapidly expanding wildfires in the Texas Panhandle prompt evacuations
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) - A rapidly widening Texas wildfire doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in at least one small town as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm highs fueled...
Feb 27, 2024
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Winnipeg is a 'strong NHL market'
WINNIPEG - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Winnipeg is a strong NHL market where "hockey matters," and that he believes the attendance issues affecting the team will be resolved. Bettman spoke to r...
Feb 27, 2024
Alberta NDP announce interim changes to caucus
The Alberta NDP has announced interim changes to its caucus as the party undergoes its leadership race.MLAs Sarah Hoffman, Rakhi Pancholi, Kathleen Ganley and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse are the four curr...
Feb 27, 2024
Canada women look to keep rolling at CONCACAF W Gold Cup against Costa Rica
Having won twice already, the Olympic champion Canadian women are assured of making the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. But a victory Wednesday over No. 43 Costa Rica in its final Group C ga...
Feb 27, 2024
B.C. Premier Eby apologizes to Doukhobors, for wrongs that 'echoed for generations'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to members of the Doukhobor religious community, including children who were forcibly taken from the...
Feb 27, 2024
Canada Special Olympics Winter Games open in Calgary
Starting today, Alberta is welcoming 800 top Special Olympians to the 2024 Canada Special Olympics Winter Games.The event runs Feb. 27 to March 2 in Calgary."Alberta is ready to host Canada's top comp...
Feb 27, 2024