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Trudeau expected to appoint new labour minister as Seamus O'Regan steps down
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to appoint a replacement for outgoing labour minister Seamus O'Regan, whose resignation is effective today. O'Regan announced Thursday he was steppin...
Jul 19, 2024

Elections Canada floats suggestions to shield nomination contests from meddling
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is suggesting possible changes to protect the political nomination process from foreign meddling, including barring non-citizens from helping choose candidates, requiring par...
Jul 19, 2024

Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. A new po...
Jul 18, 2024

Air attack leaves 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning, raining down shards of shrapnel and injuring at least 10 people, first responders said. ...
Jul 18, 2024

Trump describes assassination attempt with personal details as he accepts Republican nomination
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Donald Trump, defiant and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that largely ignored his most divisive plans...
Jul 18, 2024

Clippers trade Russell Westbrook to Jazz. He's expected to join the Nuggets after a buyout
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Clippers sent Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz on Thursday in a sign-and-trade deal for point guard Kris Dunn. The Jazz are expected to buy out the former NBA MVP'...
Jul 18, 2024

Franklin's walkoff homer lifts Canada 6-3 over the Netherlands at Softball World Cup
CASTIONS DI STRADA, ITALY - Larissa Franklin hit a walkoff home run in the seventh inning as Canada defeated the Netherlands 6-3 in the first game of the Softball World Cup super round on Thursday. Wi...
Jul 18, 2024

Alabama has executed man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a robbery attempt in 1998 was executed Thursday evening in Alabama. Keith Edmund Gavin was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m....
Jul 18, 2024

South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts across border in reaction to North's balloon launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea's resumption of trash-carrying balloons launches. South Ko...
Jul 18, 2024

Dan Brown makes late birdies for a 1-shot lead over Shane Lowry in wind-challenged British Open
TROON, Scotland (AP) - The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off the Irish Sea, accompanied by occasional rain, and made Royal...
Jul 18, 2024