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Tour de France: Jonathan Milan wins Stage 8 in a sprint finish
LAVAL, France (AP) - Italian rider Jonathan Milan timed his attack perfectly to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Saturday. Milan overtook Australian Kaden Groves on his...
Jul 12, 2025
Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title
LONDON (AP) - For years, Iga Swiatek never quite felt comfortable on Wimbledon's grass courts, never thought she could add a trophy there to her other Grand Slam triumphs. Oh, did that turn out to be ...
Jul 12, 2025
Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted an evacuation order
KEREMEOS - A wildfire burning in the southwestern part of British Columbia grew to an estimated 50 hectares in size overnight, prompting an evacuation alert. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Young C...
Jul 12, 2025
Boeing settles with a man whose family died in a 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating ...
Jul 12, 2025
Roughriders-Stampeders game moved to Saturday matinee due to poor air quality
REGINA - The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders will likely face each other this afternoon after last night's game was postponed because of wildfire smoke. An agreement between the CFL an...
Jul 12, 2025
Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs
MONTREAL - A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs. LaSalle College says the fines threaten the survi...
Jul 12, 2025
Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title
LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women's final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player f...
Jul 12, 2025
Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title
LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women's final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player f...
Jul 12, 2025
PG council to consider $40,000 recommendation to support Olympic Trials
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George mayor and council will vote on providing $40,000 to aid in the hosting of the Canadian Olympic Trials on Monday (July 14) during the regular meeting of council. "The Cale...
Jul 12, 2025
Canadian co-owner Steve Nijjar celebrates Racing Madrid's promotion in Spain
When Canadian Steve Nijjar helped resurrect the long-defunct Racing Madrid soccer club, it had no players, no fans and no stadium. "We had zero," he said. Times have changed. In May, the team won prom...
Jul 12, 2025