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Vancouver's shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims

Oct. 27, 2022 05:09 PM EDT
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia's government will not support Vancouver's bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province, a move that places Salt...

Zambia's players pose for a team photo prior to a women's soccer match against Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Rifu, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Netherlands vs Zambia 7/21/2021

Jul. 21, 2021 07:18 AM EDT

Canada's Andrew Nicholson, right, and Czech Republic's Jan Vesely juggle the ball during the first half of a FIBA men’s Olympic basketball qualifying semifinal at Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Denmark vs Czech Republic 7/3/2021

Jul. 03, 2021 06:52 PM EDT

Canada's Dwight Powell, right, tries to steal the ball from Czech Republic's Ondrej Balvin during the first half of a FIBA men’s Olympic basketball qualifying semifinal at Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia, Saturday, July 3, 2021. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Olympic qualifying tournaments move into title rounds

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 03, 2021 12:33 PM EDT

Canada's RJ Barrett drives past China's Qian Wu during the first half of a FIBA men’s Olympic basketball qualifying game Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Victoria, British Columbia. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Lee Man FC vs Athletic 220 6/29/2021

Jun. 30, 2021 09:10 PM EDT

Greece's Kostas Antetokounmpo looks for an open teammate as he moves around Canada's Trey Lyles during the first half of a FIBA men's Olympic qualifying basketball game Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada holds off Greece in Olympic qualifying opener

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 29, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

FILE - Canada's coach Nick Nurse gestures during a Group H match against Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province, in this Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Toronto coach Nick Nurse is an American. Born in Iowa. Owns a home in Florida. A lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs. He also carries Canada’s Olympic hopes. (AP Photo/File)
Last chance for Tokyo: Final 4 Olympic hoop qualifiers begin

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 28, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings

By Alfredo Peña Jun. 22, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents

By Alfredo Peña And Fabiola Sanchez Jun. 21, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

A medical worker prepares a dose of Sinopharm vaccine at a vaccination facility in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2021.T wo vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in a medical journal. Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are being used in many countries and one recently won the backing of the World Health Organization. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Study: Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines appear safe, effective

By Victoria Milko And Huizhong Wu May. 27, 2021 09:44 AM EDT

Nate Mullins, a former bartender from Oak, Harbor, Wash., who quit his job last November after clashing with managers over enforcing mask rules, poses for a photo Monday, May 17, 2021, in Mount Vernon, Wash. There's a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: many workers don't want to return to the jobs they once had. Mullins' unemployment checks don't match what he was making at the bar, but they're enough to get by while he looks for jobs that would provide health care and retirement benefits. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Changed by pandemic, many workers won't return to old jobs

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Stephen Groves, Alexandra Olson And Joseph Pisani May. 18, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

President Wavel Ramkalawan speaks to The Associated Press at State House in the capital Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles says he hopes enough residents will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19 to stop the spread of the virus, hoping to achieve herd immunity by mid-March by vaccinating about 70% of the population. (AP Photo/Salim Ally)
Seychelles bids to reach COVID 'herd immunity' by mid-March

By Emilie Chetty Mar. 03, 2021 06:36 AM EST

Health workers backed by trade unions protest outside the Hospital Clinico San Carlos in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The workers are calling for better working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic while defending the Spanish national heath service. (AP Photo/Paul White)
The Latest: Australia's 2nd largest city to begin lockdown

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 04:08 AM EST

NDP Leader John Horgan is silhouetted as he sits on his campaign bus following an announcement during a election campaign stop in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
Pandemic election pays off for ruling British Columbia party

Oct. 25, 2020 03:06 PM EDT

A cyclist wearing face mask protection crosses along an empty High street, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, as new measures against the coronavirus began in the Navarra province where all bar and restaurants are closed for 15 days from midnight Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
The Latest: New outbreak delays easing of rules in Melbourne

By The Associated Press Oct. 24, 2020 12:28 AM EDT

A couple embraces during the Diversity parade in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The event is held every year to raise awareness and fight discrimination based on sexual identity and orientation. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
The Latest: Cal State Long Beach campus announces quarantine

By The Associated Press Sep. 26, 2020 12:44 AM EDT

A marble urn that contains the cremated remains of security guard Luis Zamudio, who died from symptoms related to COVID-19 at the age of 58, sits on a shelf along with his helmet and his face shield at his home in Lima, Peru, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The Latest: Australia adds 53 earlier dead to pandemic toll

By The Associated Press Sep. 03, 2020 02:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 1, 2020, file photo, a department store employee with a mask dresses a mannequin in Tokyo. Japan’s economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, government data released Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, show.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
The Latest: Australia hot spot reports lowest tally in month

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 03:49 AM EDT

A volunteer shows the occupants of a car the step by step procedure for performing a COVID-19 nasal swab early Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 during the first day of a megablitz testing event presented by Yuma County, the City of Yuma and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs in the parking lot of the Yuma Civic Center. The blitz is intended to offer up to 10,000 free COVID-19 drive-through tests to area residents. (Randy Hoeft/Yuma Sun via AP)
The Latest: S Korea fears infections getting out of control

By The Associated Press Aug. 14, 2020 01:25 AM EDT

Customers enjoy lunch in the sunshine at the Riverside Market in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. New Zealand marked a 100 days of being free from the coronavirus in its communities Sunday, Aug. 9, with just a handful of infections continuing to be picked up at the border where people are quarantined. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
The Latest: China sees drop in new locally transmitted cases

By The Associated Press Aug. 09, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

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