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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country's emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early ...
Jan 19, 2025
More than 60 ill, 17 hospitalized in salmonella outbreak linked to mini pastries
The Public Health Agency of Canada says 61 cases of salmonella across the country, including 17 that have required hospitalization, have been linked to recalled mini pastries. The agency says the Swee...
Jan 19, 2025
Oilers captain McDavid to have hearing with NHL after match penalty for cross-check
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland, the league's Department of Player Safety announced Sund...
Jan 19, 2025
'Eighty-five per cent of all crimes are drug related:' Nanaimo RCMP probe break-ins
NANAIMO - Thieves have been prowling Nanaimo's downtown area targeting several businesses, with at least a pair of reports resulting in on-site cash being stolen. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien s...
Jan 19, 2025
Biden is spending his final full day in office in South Carolina. It helped him become president
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary th...
Jan 19, 2025
Toronto FC takes 31-man roster to first leg of training camp in Marbella, Spain
Toronto FC has taken a 31-man squad to Marbella, Spain, for the first leg of its training camp. The travelling squad, which left Toronto on Friday but was only announced publicly Sunday morning, featu...
Jan 19, 2025
Quick Sketch: Meet Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould
OTTAWA - Karina Gould is making her pitch to Liberal grassroots as the best candidate to rebuild and restore Canadians' faith in the party. At 37, she's the youngest contender in the running and the m...
Jan 19, 2025
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, and activists Ragbir and Smith Pradia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Biden also pardoned immigr...
Jan 19, 2025
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Biden also pardoned immigr...
Jan 19, 2025
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will meet at the Australian Open. This time, it's a quarterfinal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - It's time for the eighth installment of the riveting, intergenerational rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. This one, though, will be the first at the Austra...
Jan 19, 2025