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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
Unity or 'American carnage': What tone will Trump take in second inaugural address?
WASHINGTON - John F. Kennedy inspired Americans with the words, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Franklin D. Roosevelt assured them there's "nothing t...
Jan 19, 2025
Canadian leaders descend on Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration
WASHINGTON - Canadian politicians are descending on Washington, D.C., amid threats of 25 per cent tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White House. Many are going to an event at the Canadian Embas...
Jan 19, 2025
Tariffs, deportations and 'drill, baby, drill': What to watch for as Trump returns
WASHINGTON - The looming threat of devastating tariffs slapped against Canada hangs over president-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House Monday. Trump is preparing more than 100 executive ord...
Jan 19, 2025
Freeland set to launch Liberal leadership campaign ahead of Trump's swearing-in
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is set to officially kick off today her campaign to become the next Liberal party leader. She's launching her bid for the party's top job a month aft...
Jan 19, 2025
Oilers captain Connor McDavid gets match penalty for late-game skirmish
VANCOUVER - Frustrations boiled over between the Canucks and Oilers on Saturday. Now Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid could miss games as a result. The Oilers' captain was handed a match penalty Satu...
Jan 18, 2025
Hughes scores twice, slumping Vancouver Canucks edge Edmonton Oilers 3-2
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes scored twice and the struggling Vancouver Canucks edged the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday. Danton Heinen added a goal and J.T. Miller contributed two assists for the Canucks...
Jan 18, 2025
Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides a hostage list
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a list of the hostages set to be releas...
Jan 18, 2025
Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides a hostage list
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a list of the hostages set to be releas...
Jan 18, 2025