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Canada's Andreescu loses in third-set tiebreak to Ukraine's Kostyuk at Citi DC Open
WASHINGTON - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is out of the Citi DC Open after losing to Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round on Monday. Andreescu, currently 44th in t...
Jul 31, 2023
Multi-vehicle crash on busy Vancouver route kills one, injures seven
VANCOUVER - A 26-year-old Uber driver has been killed in an early morning collision in Vancouver involving three vehicles. A statement from Vancouver police says a red Cadillac carrying a 17-year-old ...
Jul 31, 2023
Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials tell AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending mo...
Jul 31, 2023
Trudeau appears at news conference with bandage after bumping head
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared at a news conference Monday with a bandage in the middle of his forehead. A spokesperson for Trudeau says he bumped his head while he was playing with h...
Jul 31, 2023
Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. The case has included ...
Jul 31, 2023
All governments must hold Calgary Stampede accountable after sex abuse settlement: MP
CALGARY - A member of Parliament who is criticizing how the Calgary Stampede handled years of sexual abuse at a performance school it runs says all levels of government must hold the organization to a...
Jul 31, 2023
Update on two suspicious death investigations
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP is confirming that the suspicious death investigation begun on July 17, 2023 on the 1500-block of Victoria Street, as well as the suspicious death investigation begu...
Jul 31, 2023
EDITORS NOTE: Prepare to lose access to local news on Facebook, Google
By now many of you have likely heard about Canada's Online News Act - formerly known as Bill C-18. The new law calls for big tech companies to compensate media outlets and aims to make a more level pl...
Jul 31, 2023
Quebec trucking company ordered to reinstate driver fired for drinking and driving
MONTREAL - A Quebec trucking company has been ordered to reinstate a driver who was fired after she drank at least nine beers before she lost control of her truck on a Pennsylvania highway. Labour arb...
Jul 31, 2023
Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year str...
Jul 31, 2023