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Japan girds for a surreal Olympics, and questions are plenty
TOKYO (AP) - After a yearlong delay and months of hand-wringing that rippled across a pandemic-inflected world, a Summer Games unlike any other is at hand. It's an Olympics, sure, but also, in a very ...
Jul 18, 2021

Red Deer's air quality expected to pose high risk into mid-week
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has once again issued a special air quality statement for the Red Deer Region.Wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality and, at times, poor visibility.Thi...
Jul 18, 2021

Canada pays for conceding a goal in the first minute, beaten 1-0 by U.S. at Gold Cup
KANSAS CITY - Canada conceded a goal 20 seconds in and lost 1-0 to the U.S. in their final preliminary-round game Sunday at the Gold Cup. The Canadian men found their way back into the game after Shaq...
Jul 18, 2021

Canadiens' star goalie Carey Price left unprotected for Kraken expansion draft
After backstopping the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final, Carey Price has been left unprotected for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft. Price could become the face of the NHL's 32nd franchis...
Jul 18, 2021

Manitoba government is 'rewriting history' former senior bureaucrat says
WINNIPEG - Two Indigenous men have quit their positions on Manitoba economic development boards in the wake of controversial remarks by Premier Brian Pallister and a cabinet minister. The resignations...
Jul 18, 2021

Green party execs cancel non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul: sources
OTTAWA - Green party executives have called off a planned non-confidence vote this week that could have led to leader Annamie Paul's ouster. Two senior party sources, who were granted anonymity becaus...
Jul 18, 2021

B.C. says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as evacuations continue
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as the flames and smoke from numerous blazes spread, forcing more people from their homes and contribu...
Jul 18, 2021

Ryu spins 3-hitter, Jays beat Rangers 5-0 in 1st game of DH
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Hyun Jin Ryu threw a three-hitter for his third career shutout and Danny Jansen hit a home run for Toronto to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers in the first g...
Jul 18, 2021

Morikawa wins British Open for 2nd major at age 24
SANDWICH, England - Collin Morikawa won the British Open on his links debut and became the first player to capture two different majors at the first attempt. The 24-year-old American closed with a bog...
Jul 18, 2021

Tadej Pogacar wins 2nd straight Tour de France
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for a second straight year after a mostly ceremonial final stage to the Champs-Elysees on Sunday in cycling's biggest race. The Slovenian rider with U...
Jul 18, 2021