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A pair of Makars on the Avalanche roster? Taylor hopes to one day join brother Cale
DENVER (AP) - Should Taylor Makar someday make the roster, big brother Cale needs to consider altering the back of his Colorado Avalanche sweater. That's the running joke of Taylor, anyway - a "C. Mak...
Jul 03, 2025

Danish police deploy to Israeli embassy in Copenhagen to examine a suspicious package
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish police said Thursday they have deployed officers to the Israeli embassy in the Nordic country's capital to examine a suspicious package. Copenhagen police wrote on X ...
Jul 03, 2025

Foodie Fridays returning for another year
PRINCE GEORGE - A summertime tradition returns to downtown Prince George on Friday.The City is bringing back Foodie Fridays which will run from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on July 4, 18, 25, and August 1, 8,...
Jul 03, 2025

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have been killed in a car accident in Spain, police say
MADRID (AP) - Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday. The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brothe...
Jul 03, 2025

Spanish police say Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday. The Spanish civil guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brothe...
Jul 03, 2025

In the news today: Public servants losing confidence, major agribusiness merger
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Public servants' confidence in their bosses drops Confidence federal public servants have in their senior mana...
Jul 03, 2025

Quebec language watchdog now says it's OK to use 'go' to support sports teams
MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has changed its tune on whether it's acceptable to use the word "go" to cheer on sports teams. In a new guideline posted in its online dictionary, the Office qubc...
Jul 03, 2025

Calgary Stampede announcer's career turns 40: 'Might as well do another 40'
PONOKA, ALBERTA - It was August 1983 at the Hand Hills Lake Stampede and Les McIntyre had just fallen out of his chuckwagon. As he remembers it, McIntyre had made a sharp turn, hit a competitor's wago...
Jul 03, 2025

Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets
Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack - the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being...
Jul 03, 2025

Quebec language watchdog now says it's OK to use 'go' to support sports teams
MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has changed its tune on whether it's acceptable to use the word "go" to cheer on sports teams. In a new guideline posted in its online dictionary, the Office qubc...
Jul 03, 2025