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Borden’s Savannah Sutherland excited to make Olympic debut
The Olympic Games in Paris could be the first of many for Savannah Sutherland.The 20-year-old from Borden, Sask. is making her Olympic debut in track and field, where she'll compete in the 400-metre h...
Jul 31, 2024

Crozon, Team Canada win Olympic opener over Australia
History was made Tuesday when the Canadian 3x3 Women's Basketball team secured their first-ever Olympic win.Humboldt native Paige Crozon, alongside the Plouffe sisters (Michelle and Katherine), and Ka...
Jul 31, 2024

Colombian President Petro calls on Venezuela's Maduro to release detailed vote counts from election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election in which...
Jul 31, 2024
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the con...
Jul 31, 2024

Canadiens sign defenceman Kaiden Guhle to six-year, $33.3M extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year, US$33.3-million contract extension on Wednesday. The contract begins in 2025-26 with Guhle entering the final year of hi...
Jul 31, 2024
UK leader accuses far right of hijacking a town’s grief after killing of 3 children sparks violence
Residents swept up broken bricks, shattered glass and burnt plastic on Wednesday after far-right protesters clashed with police outside a mosque in a northwest England town where three girls were fata...
Jul 31, 2024

Critic of Arizona’s elections operations unseats incumbent election official in GOP primary
PHOENIX (AP) - State Rep. Justin Heap, a critic of Arizona's voting operations in 2020 and 2022 has unseated Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the Republican primary. Elsewhere, Primary Elect...
Jul 31, 2024

Sudan's military says its top commander survived a drone strike that killed 5 at an army ceremony
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military said its top commander, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, survived a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony that killed five people in the country's east. The military sa...
Jul 31, 2024

In the news today: Rocky road ahead for Jasper's small businesses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper's fire-affected small businesses face rocky road ahead Jasper's small business community is facing a di...
Jul 31, 2024

Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists
HALIFAX - Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end. Every June ...
Jul 31, 2024