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FIFA confirms Women's World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when US is expected to host
ZURICH (AP) - The Women's World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday. FIFA has wanted to expand the women's tournament...
May 09, 2025

Sidney Crosby named Canada's captain at world hockey championship
STOCKHOLM - Sidney Crosby is once again taking up the mantle of Captain Canada. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar from Cole Harbour, N.S., has been named captain of Canada's team at the world hockey c...
May 09, 2025

Pakistan postpones its T20 cricket tournament because of concerns over conflict with India
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board postponed its Pakistan Super League on Friday following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. "Cricket, while being a unifying force and a so...
May 09, 2025

Pakistan postpones its T20 cricket tournament because of concerns over conflict with India
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board postponed its Pakistan Super League on Friday following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. "Cricket, while being a unifying force and a so...
May 09, 2025

Judge releases on bail the Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released on bail a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a str...
May 09, 2025

Police arrest 21-year-old in two unsolved murders in Vancouver and Surrey, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a two-year investigation in partnership with the province's homicide investigation team has led to the arrest of a suspect in two unsolved murders. They say an 18-y...
May 09, 2025

Fire engulfs home at Lombardy Trailer Park
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire Thursday night at the Lombardy Mobile Home park on Norwood Street. Crews from four halls arrived at 6:30 p.m. to find a small ho...
May 09, 2025

Canadian researchers reach 'major milestone' in search for ALS treatment
TORONTO - Standing in an MRI control room packed with fellow ALS researchers, Dr. Lorne Zinman excitedly points to the brain scan on his phone. There's a white spot on the image, right where Bill Tray...
May 09, 2025

Lithuania's Vilius Gaubus ousts Canadian Denis Shapovalov from Italian Open
ROME - Lithuania's Vilius Gaubus upset 27th-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov in straight sets Friday at the Italian Open tennis tournament. Gaubus won the second-round singles match 6-3, 6-4. Shapoval...
May 09, 2025

Cineplex CEO optimistic about near-term future of movie business despite tariff talk
TORONTO - Just days after U.S. President Donald Trump started making threats to impose 100 per cent tariffs on foreign-made films, the head of Canada's biggest cinema chain surprisingly had some pep i...
May 09, 2025