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Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash
The year that has passed since a bus crash killed 17 seniors headed to a Manitoba casino on a bright late-spring day has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a ...
Jun 09, 2024

Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 274 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air and ground raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas. The ministry said Sunday...
Jun 09, 2024

Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin
MONTREAL - In Quebec's Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world's most sought after minerals for manufacturi...
Jun 09, 2024

High security, protesters expected at today's 'Walk with Israel' event in Toronto
TORONTO - A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. The United Jewish Appeal is holding its annual "Walk with Israel" event, which involv...
Jun 09, 2024

Polls open in 20 EU countries as voting for the European Parliament enters its final day
BRUSSELS (AP) - Polls opened on Sunday in 20 European Union countries, from Sweden and Lithuania in the north to Portugal and Cyprus in the south, as voters choose their representatives for the next f...
Jun 09, 2024

Seoul to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the Sou...
Jun 08, 2024

Bobrovsky shines, Panthers blank Oilers 3-0 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup final
SUNRISE - Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves to register the third playoff shutout of his career as the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup ...
Jun 08, 2024

Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country, official says
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an official told The Associated Press. It wasn't imm...
Jun 08, 2024

Canadian men dig deep to beat U.S. 3-1 in Volleyball Nations League
OTTAWA - Canada's national men's volleyball team dug deep to beat the United States 3-1 in Volleyball Nations League action on Saturday. Canada, which has already qualified for the Paris Olympics, bea...
Jun 08, 2024

Jenny Shin takes 1-shot lead into final round of ShopRite LPGA Classic
GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) - Jenny Shin shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic as she seeks her first victory since 2016. With the wind ...
Jun 08, 2024