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MarĂa Corina Machado is winner of Venezuela opposition primary that government has denounced
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan government critic Mara Corina Machado was declared the winner Thursday of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate, in polling last weeke...
Oct 26, 2023

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to a misdemeanor for pulling a fire alarm in House office building
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor count for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown de...
Oct 26, 2023

Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan
OTTAWA - Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa's soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government pans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage...
Oct 26, 2023

Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: CP source
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce the nomination of Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada. A senior government sour...
Oct 26, 2023

Mexican authorities report 27 people killed by Hurricane Otis
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Mexico's security secretary says Hurricane Otis was responsible for at least 27 deaths and four people remained missing. Rosa Icela Rodrguez Rodrguez comments Thursday at Presi...
Oct 26, 2023

Thai player Jasmine Suwannapura takes a first-round lead in the LPGA tournament in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand had seven birdies and an eagle for a 9-under 63 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the LPGA's Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur G...
Oct 26, 2023

Newcastle's Tonali banned for 10 months from soccer for betting violations, will miss Euro 2024
ROME (AP) - Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali was banned for 10 months by the Italian soccer federation on Thursday for betting on teams he played for - ruling him out of the rest of the Premier Leag...
Oct 26, 2023

Canadian men drop one spot to No. 45 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada, which lost 4-1 to Japan in its lone outing this month, dropped one spot to No. 45 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Japan, which downed Canada 4-1 on Oct. 13 in Niigata before blanking Tunisi...
Oct 26, 2023

At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers ...
Oct 26, 2023

Swimmer Sydney Pickrem navigates mental health hurdles to double Pan Am Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - Sydney Pickrem says depression and anxiety will be her constant companions, but she's able to navigate them by thinking of herself as a human first and a swimmer second. Pickrem, who...
Oct 26, 2023