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Hungarians vote on giving pro-Putin PM Orban a 4th term
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Polls have closed in Hungary's national election on Sunday in which pro-Putin nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban sought a fourth consecutive term. There were no exit poll...
Apr 03, 2022

Boat Race: Oxford men win; Cambridge women set record time
LONDON (AP-CP) - Oxford brought an end to Cambridge's recent supremacy in the men's Boat Race between England's two leading universities as one of the country's oldest sporting events made its return ...
Apr 03, 2022

Jordan's Prince Hamzah relinquishes title a year after plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The half-brother of Jordan's king relinquished his princely title on Sunday, a year after a rare palace feud saw him placed under house arrest. Prince Hamzah posted the letter on ...
Apr 03, 2022

Animal tranquillizer detected in growing number of human overdose deaths in Ontario
A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada's illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario. The animal tranquill...
Apr 03, 2022

Police say 6 dead, at least 9 injured in Sacramento shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - Police in Sacramento say six people are dead and at least nine others have been injured after a shooting in downtown Sacramento. The Sacramento Police Department says the shoo...
Apr 03, 2022

Ukraine documents alleged atrocities by retreating Russians
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian troops are finding brutalized bodies and widespread destruction in suburbs of the capital as Russian soldiers withdraw and Moscow focuses its attacks elsewhere, includi...
Apr 03, 2022

Jurisdictions looking to decriminalize small amounts of drugs to curb overdose deaths
OTTAWA - Some Canadian cities and provinces are trying to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs in their jurisdictions as thousands of people die of overdoses each year. Since January 201...
Apr 03, 2022

Cattle helping to manage B.C. wildfire risk with targeted grazing
A handful of ranchers in British Columbia's Interior are getting readyto graze their cattle in concentrated areas near homes and community infrastructure, where they'll eat the grasses that dry over t...
Apr 03, 2022

Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM's request
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day. Imran Khan aske...
Apr 03, 2022

Husso makes 39 saves, Blues deal Flames their 3rd straight defeat
CALGARY - Robert Thomas scored for the third straight game and set up Nathan Walker's go-ahead goal late in the third period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sat...
Apr 02, 2022