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US Defense chief Austin says US will provide $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors...
Jul 2, 2024
A stampede at a religious event in India has killed at least 60 people
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India killed at least 60 and left scores injured, officials said Tuesday, adding the toll could rise. At...
Jul 2, 2024
Alexander, Achonwa headline Canadian women's basketball team for Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Kayla Alexander, Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse headline the Canadian women's basketball team headed to the Paris Olympics. Achonwa is Canada's first four-time Olympian in women's basketball....
Jul 2, 2024
Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women's Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994
LONDON (AP) - Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women's champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since it happened to Steffi Graf in 1994. Vondrousova was eliminated...
Jul 2, 2024
Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women's Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994
LONDON (AP) - Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women's champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since it happened to Steffi Graf in 1994. Vondrousova was eliminated...
Jul 2, 2024
Andy Murray playing only doubles at his last Wimbledon after surgry
LONDON (AP) - Two-time singles champion Andy Murray will play only doubles at his last Wimbledon after recent surgery. He was due to play in the first round of singles on Tuesday but withdrew just hou...
Jul 2, 2024
Manitoba premier polling high after nine months, but experts say challenges lie ahead
WINNIPEG - Nine months after being elected, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters. His NDP government has enacted many promises the party made during last year's electi...
Jul 2, 2024
Five years after historic tobacco ruling, 'nothing has changed'
TORONTO - In the span of a few short years, Jean-Luc Duval lost two of the most important people in his life to lung cancer. His wife Monique was diagnosed on her birthday and died on July 3, 2005 - t...
Jul 2, 2024
"Full resumption of operations will take time" after reaching tentative deal: WestJet
WestJet flight disruptions are expected to continue this week, after a deal was reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics. The airline said in a statement Monday morning that "full res...
Jul 2, 2024
Hungary's Viktor Orbán is in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy in his first visit since the war began
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is his first visit to the country since the war began wi...
Jul 1, 2024