3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The debate about whether the NFL will expand the regular season once again seems to have been resolved and now it’s a matter of how […]
View ArticleMother knows best: For Wanda Durant, watching Kevin Durant will never grow old
PARIS (AP) — They gave Kevin Durant the game ball after he broke Lisa Leslie’s all-time U.S. Olympic basketball scoring record in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games. And, of […]
View ArticleWeakening job market was on BoC’s mind as it cut interest rates, summary...
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada wants the economy to pick up speed again and some members of its governing council are concerned that weak job market conditions could hinder […]
View ArticleBoeing will spend $61M in B.C. as part of Canada’s military planes contract
RICHMOND, B.C. – Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an aerospace manufacturing training facility as well as research and development. The announcement is the latest […]
View Article2 arrested over suspected plans for attack in Vienna. Security for Taylor...
BERLIN (AP) — Two suspected extremists were arrested in Austria on Wednesday, one of whom appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as […]
View ArticleFormer Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver was hired Wednesday as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The 46-year-old replaces Henry Timms, who is leaving […]
View ArticleAllez Celine! Boutier dazzles French crowd with 65 to lead Olympic golf by 3
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — For all the countless times Celine Boutier has played Le Golf National, what carried her to a 7-under 65 and a three-shot lead Wednesday in the […]
View ArticleFalcons receiver Rondale Moore carted off field with leg injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Rondale Moore was carted off the field with a leg injury during the team’s joint practice with the Miami Dolphins on […]
View ArticleDrones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City emergency management officials have apologized for a hard-to-understand flood warning issued in Spanish by drones flying overhead in some neighborhoods. City officials had...
View ArticleUtility worker injured in shooting in rural area east of Calgary, another...
ROCKY VIEW, Alta. – Fortis Alberta says one of its employees was shot and injured while performing routine work east of Calgary. Mounties in Strathmore say they responded to a […]
View ArticleLiberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion
MONTREAL – Two Montreal-area Liberal MPs are raising concerns about a controversial Quebec directive that outlines when health-care providers can offer services in a language other than French. Anna...
View ArticleNYC’s ice cream museum is sued by a man who says he broke his ankle jumping...
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a […]
View ArticleHalifax developing code of conduct for residents of designated homeless...
Halifax Regional Municipality says it is developing a code of conduct for people sleeping at the city’s designated homeless encampment sites. The municipality declined today to provide details about...
View ArticleInvestigators need more evidence to lay charges in 2023 Halifax wildfire:...
HALIFAX – More than a year after a wildfire ravaged a Halifax suburb, provincial fire officials say their investigation has stalled and they are asking for the public’s help. Natural […]
View ArticleA competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said […]
View ArticleParents of 3 students who died in Parkland massacre, survivor reach large...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a wounded former student have reached...
View ArticleFarmers’ blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway enters 2nd day,...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico warned Thursday of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of Mexico’s main east-west highway reached […]
View ArticleNYC driver charged with throwing a lit firework into a utility truck and...
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City driver has been arrested and charged with tossing a lit firework into a Verizon utility truck and injuring two workers in an […]
View ArticleWisconsin man convicted in wrong-way drunken driving crash that killed 4...
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been convicted in a wrong-way drunken driving crash that killed four siblings last year. Scott Farmer, 48, of Neenah pleaded no contest […]
View ArticleCase that could keep RFK Jr. off New York’s presidential ballot ends
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge is expected to decide soon whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed to live in New York as the independent presidential candidate fights to […]
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