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Quebec coroner calls public inquiry into Montreal firefighter's drowning
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner is calling a public inquiry into the drowning of a Montreal firefighter last year. Pierre Lacroix, a father of two, died after he was thrown into the St. Lawrence Riv...
May 13, 2022

Passengers on German train overpower attacker who wounded 5
BERLIN (AP) - Three passengers on a regional train in Germany overpowered an Iraq-born man who wounded five people with a knife on Friday, authorities said. The train was traveling near the western ci...
May 13, 2022

Live updates| German leader has long phone call with Putin
VIENNA - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, the first time the two have spoken since late March. The 75-minute call on Friday "focused on the ongo...
May 13, 2022

Clippers primed for Penticton showdown as BCHL Final begins
NANAIMO - They've been head and shoulders above anyone else in the BCHL Playoffs to date, and finally they'll meet head to head.The 12-0 Nanaimo Clippers open the Fred Page Cup final in Penticton agai...
May 13, 2022

WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022

WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022

Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO
HELSINKI (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is "not favorable" toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member o...
May 13, 2022

Israel: Initial probe into reporter's death is inconclusive
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says its initial probe into the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist this week was unable to determine whether she was struck by Israeli or Palestinian gunfire. In...
May 13, 2022

UAE's long-ailing leader Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has died
The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73. The UAE's Ministry of Pr...
May 13, 2022

Russian soldier on trial in first Ukraine war-crimes case
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian soldier went on trial in Ukraine on Friday for the killing of an unarmed civilian, marking the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war ...
May 13, 2022