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Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration hasn't "had a lot of luck with Canada" in its trade negotiations ahead of next week's deadline to avert tariffs. Trump says his adminis...
Jul 25, 2025

The world's tallest teen, 7-foot-9 centre Olivier Rioux, gives football a try at Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The world's tallest teenager is trying his hand - his reach, really - at football. Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 centre who played for the Under-19 Canad...
Jul 25, 2025

France’s highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections, but permits future warrants
PARIS (AP) - France's highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad's personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing criti...
Jul 25, 2025

Blue Jays top prospect Arjun Nimmala focused on growth, consistency in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Arjun Nimmala has learned a lot this year. As the No. 1 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, he's been figuring out what it takes to be a professional athlete while playing shortstop for th...
Jul 25, 2025

Florida Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights from 'Alligator Alcatraz' have begun
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) - Deportation flights carrying detainees from the immigration detention center known as " Alligator Alcatraz to other countries began in the past few days, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
Jul 25, 2025

'He was the catalyst': Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth
TORONTO - Even as Hulkamania was catching fire around the world, former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas says Hulk Hogan always treated him like "one of the boys." When Korderas joined what was then called ...
Jul 25, 2025

Militant Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after more than 40 years in French detention
BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese pro-Palestinian communist militant arrived in Lebanon Friday following his release after more than 40 years in detention in France. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74, was serving a...
Jul 25, 2025

Republicans and independents have warmed on the Supreme Court, but Democrats haven't: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans' views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the court's standing dropped sharply after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, according to a new poll. Bu...
Jul 25, 2025

Philippine Supreme Court rules impeachment bid against vice president is unconstitutional
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Friday that an impeachment case filed against Vice President Sara Duterte violated the country's constitution due to a technicality, a dec...
Jul 25, 2025

In the news today: Three miners rescued from B.C. mine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Three miners rescued from B.C. mine Three miners who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine h...
Jul 25, 2025