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New Tropical Storm Bonnie heads for hit on Central America
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Bonnie formed over the Caribbean on Friday as it headed for a quick march across Central America and potential development into a hurricane after reemerging in the Pa...
Jul 01, 2022
Full slate of Canada Day events planned across through Nanaimo, Parksville & Ladysmith
NANAIMO - Following a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, live and in-person Canada Day events are back.Maffeo Sutton Park will be the main site for festivities in Nanaimo, with events happening from 11...
Jul 01, 2022
Amazon gets Champions League games in British TV deal
GENEVA (AP) - Streaming service Amazon will broadcast some live Champions League games in Britain for the first time when the competition expands in 2024. Amazon said Friday it secured rights to the t...
Jul 01, 2022
Celebrations and protests planned for first in-person Canada Day in Ottawa in years
OTTAWA - Both celebrations and protests are set to take place throughout downtown Ottawa for Canada Day. Heritage Canada says for the first time in 50 years, Ottawa's main celebrations are being moved...
Jul 01, 2022
Gov. Gen. calls for kindness, inclusion; Ontario cuts gas tax: In The News for July 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 01, 2022
Trial for US basketball star begins in Moscow-area court
MOSCOW (AP) - U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner is set to go on trial in a Moscow-area court Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while tra...
Jul 01, 2022
Trial for US basketball star begins in Moscow-area court
MOSCOW (AP) - U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner is set to go on trial in a Moscow-area court Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while tra...
Jun 30, 2022
Russian missile attack hits residential buildings in Odesa
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian emergency services say missile attacks have struck residential buildings in Ukraine's Odesa region, causing deaths and injuries. Video of the pre-dawn Friday attack show...
Jun 30, 2022
Booker secures $224M, four-year extension from Suns
Devin Booker helped Phoenix to the NBA Finals in 2021, then played a huge role in helping the Suns to the league's best record this past season. They can't wait to see what he does next. To no surpris...
Jun 30, 2022
Justin Turner hits 2 HRs, Dodgers beat Padres 3-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Justin Turner homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a ...
Jun 30, 2022