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Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, fo...
Nov 14, 2024
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters' deaths
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Mtis hunters in eastern Alberta. As is usual, the Supreme Court did not give rea...
Nov 14, 2024
Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu enjoys stellar return to CFL with Toronto Argonauts
VANCOUVER - It's a mouthful, but Lirim Hajrullahu's name comes with a compelling story. The veteran CFL kicker's first name means "release" in Albanian. Hajrullahu was born in Gjilan, Kosovo, and his ...
Nov 14, 2024
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed an...
Nov 14, 2024
Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights
ATLANTA (AP) - Jail officials in Georgia's most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding...
Nov 14, 2024
Quebec orders audits at 17 schools after complaints over secularism non-compliance
MONTREAL - Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints at 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respect...
Nov 14, 2024
Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana...
Nov 14, 2024
NDP expected to unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
OTTAWA - With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank f...
Nov 14, 2024
York United FC Academy to debut in League1 Ontario Championship Division next year
TORONTO - York United FC will field an under-20 team in League1 Ontario next year. The Canadian Premier League team announced Thursday it has acquired a licence to compete in the League1 Ontario men's...
Nov 14, 2024
Canada coach fields young matchday squad for Romania rugby test in Bucharest
Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men's rugby test match in Bucharest. All three are members of Rugby Cana...
Nov 14, 2024