A group of scuba divers had the rare opportunity to swim with an “extremely elusive” shark off B.C.’s South Coast this week – and the incredible encounter was captured on video. The juvenile bluntnose sixgill shark was spotted Thursday evening near the community of Lions Bay, just north of Vancouver, at a depth … Read more
PARIS – Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging as a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5:0 in … Read more
TORONTO – Jessica Pegula remains on track at the National Bank Open. The defending champion from the U.S. defeated American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Canadian tennis championship. The 30-year-old from Buffalo, N.Y., took advantage of nine double faults in a performance where … Read more
OTTAWA – Canada imposed sanctions on 10 people and six entities on the anniversary of the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement Friday. The sanctions are in response to what Joly describes as ongoing and systematic human rights abuses in Belarus, and support for … Read more
CHICAGO, Ill. – The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was from North Carolina, authorities said Friday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as 57-year-old Virginia Christine Vinton of Waxhaw, North Carolina. The office’s spokesperson, Natalia Derevyanny, said an autopsy … Read more
PARIS – Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system that … Read more
PARIS, France – Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within acceptable levels on the days that athletes swam in the famed waterway, according to their tests and established thresholds. The Associated Press obtained the results of daily tests for the fecal bacteria … Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week, with the rights chief decrying “an alarmingly high number” of executions in such a short period of time. The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said … Read more
Breaking is making a cameo appearance at the Paris Games, a decision made by Paris 2024 and in line with the International Olympic Committee’s broader ambitions to widen the Olympics’ appeal to a younger audience. Born at block parties in the Bronx borough of New York in the 1970s, breaking, known commonly to the uninitiated … Read more
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first ever “megaquake advisory” on Thursday warning of a possible … Read more
