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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president's office
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the univers...
Jun 05, 2024

Canadian flyweight Denis Puric no stranger to tough fights in Thailand
Having survived a fight in a Thai prison, there isn't much that fazes Canadian kickboxer Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric. The 39-year-old Puric, now fighting under the One Championship banner, has se...
Jun 05, 2024

Man to serve 12 months house arrest in fatal hit-and-run of 7-year-old Ukrainian girl
MONTREAL - A driver who struck and killed a seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Montreal in 2022 has been sentenced to 12 months of house arrest. Juan Manuel Becerra Garcia apologized to the girl's fa...
Jun 05, 2024

Liberal MP 'surprised' social conservative felt 'ambushed' by questions on abortion
OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who invited a Conservative backbencher onto his podcast says he's surprised the Conservative described feeling "ambushed" by queries about his long-standing and well-known oppo...
Jun 05, 2024
Sask. father of Oilers’ coach excited for Stanley Cup final
Robert Knoblauch and his wife watched anxiously from their home near Imperial, Sk. on Sunday night, as the seconds ticked down on the third period of the Edmonton Oilers' Game 6 against the Dallas Sta...
Jun 05, 2024

NBA advocates for federal regulatory gambling framework in wake of Porter ban
The NBA's deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States. Mark Tatum made the comments on Wedne...
Jun 05, 2024

Watchdog can't 'add anything' on finding that MPs assisted foreign states: McGuinty
OTTAWA - The chairman of a national security watchdog says the panel "cannot add anything" to its recent finding that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian...
Jun 05, 2024

Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico posts a speech online in a first since his attempted assassination
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico posted a speech online on Wednesday, his first appearance since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt three we...
Jun 05, 2024

See a goofy-looking bird on the ground? It's likely a baby and it's fine, experts say
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It's fledgling season, a time when animal rescue experts say they are inundated with calls about goofy-looking birds stumbling around on the ground. Karen Gosse of The Rock Wildlife...
Jun 05, 2024

Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, a Western official tells AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukraine has used U.S weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance ...
Jun 05, 2024