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CFL fines veteran kickers over chipped football controversy
TORONTO - Kickers Sergio Castillo, Brett Lauther, Sean Whyte and Lewis Ward were fined by the CFL on Friday after publicly speaking out on the league's use of chipped footballs on field-goal attempts....
Jun 21, 2024
Mbappé watches from subs' bench as France and Netherlands produce Euro 2024's first 0-0
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Kylian Mbapp watched from the substitutes' bench as France and the Netherlands finished 0-0 in a heavyweight European Championship clash on Friday. Antoine Griezmann missed Fra...
Jun 21, 2024
Indigenous leader makes plea for unity among B.C. First Nations to save wild salmon
VICTORIA - Indigenous dancers have circled a fire inside Victoria's Mungo Martin House in a celebration of wild salmon on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Members of the Namgis First Nation from the A...
Jun 21, 2024
Alberta Crop Report: June 21
Re-seeding has been reported in several areas of the Central Alberta region due to wind erosion on hills. That's according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Agriculture Financial Services Corpora...
Jun 21, 2024
B.C. launches class-action lawsuit against makers of 'forever chemicals'
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals" involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinkin...
Jun 21, 2024
Shooting at grocery store in south Arkansas kills 2 and wounds 6 others, police say
FORDYCE, Ark. (AP) - Two people were killed and six wounded, including one law enforcement officer, when a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas, police said. The shooting occurred...
Jun 21, 2024
Argos defensive lineman Ceresna looking forward to facing Edmonton Elks
TORONTO - Jake Ceresna returns from the bye week refreshed and with a little added incentive to keep the Toronto Argonauts unbeaten at home. Toronto (1-0) hosts the Edmonton Elks (0-2) on Saturday nig...
Jun 21, 2024
Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of t...
Jun 21, 2024
Concern over Indigenous identity fraud heightened by government definitions: minister
OTTAWA - The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says a lot of talk about the issue of so-called Indigenous identity fraud is based around apprehensions people have about the government defining wh...
Jun 21, 2024
Coach John Herdman reviewing Toronto FC's penalty-taker among other changes
Toronto FC coach John Herdman is thinking about giving Federico Bernardeschi a break from taking penalties after the Italian star's third straight miss from the penalty spot in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to...
Jun 21, 2024