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FC Edmonton returns, this time as a member of the Canadian Premier League
EDMONTON - FC Edmonton is back, this time as a founding member of the new Canadian Premier League. The Edmonton franchise, which shuttered its NASL pro team last November, announced Friday it wil...
Jun 08, 2018
Reilyn Turner leads U.S. past Canada 1-0 in women's U-17 CONCACAF tournament
BRADENTON, Fla. - Substitute Reilyn Turner scored in the 65th minute as the United States beat Canada 1-0 on Friday in the group stage of the CONCACAF women’s under-17 championship. Turner put a...
Jun 08, 2018
Brazilian tennis great Maria Bueno dies after cancer battle
SAO PAULO - Maria Bueno, a Brazilian tennis great who won three Wimbledon singles titles and four at the U.S. Open in the 1950s and 1960s, and helped usher in modern women’s tennis, has died aft...
Jun 08, 2018
Trump expects to welcome the Capitals to the White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he expects to welcome the hometown Washington Capitals hockey team to the White House for winning the Stanley Cup. But he adds: “If they don’...
Jun 08, 2018
Report: Downed power lines sparked deadly California fires
SAN FRANCISCO - Power lines owned by San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co. are to blame for a dozen wildfires in Northern California’s wine country last fall, including two that kil...
Jun 08, 2018
Four groups join forces to study seamounts near Haida Gwaii in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The protection and understanding of underwater mountains near the islands of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia will be the focus of a new partnership and expedition involving four group...
Jun 08, 2018
RCMP make multiple drug busts in Spiritwood area
Spiritwood RCMP made several drug busts recently, seizing marijuana and cocaine and making numerous arrests. RCMP first executed a search warrant at a residence on the Witchekan Lake First Nation May ...
Jun 08, 2018
RCMP make multiple drug busts in Spiritwood area
Spiritwood RCMP made several drug busts recently, seizing marijuana and cocaine and making numerous arrests. RCMP first executed a search warrant at a residence on the Witchekan Lake First Nation May ...
Jun 08, 2018
Massive movie memorabilia auction earns more than $6M
LOS ANGELES - An auction of more than 2,000 pieces of film memorabilia including props from “Star Wars” and “Terminator” films has earned more than $6 million. Profiles in Hist...
Jun 08, 2018
Bourdain suicide a reminder of celebrities' distance from us
NEW YORK - We thought we knew them. Anthony Bourdain was the brash, globe-trotting chef, Kate Spade the innovative and ebullient designer. The idea that people who seemed to have such full and fulfill...
Jun 08, 2018