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Canada jumps two spots to No. 5 in FIBA men's basketball rankings
MIES - Canada has risen two spots in the FIBA men's basketball rankings, despite failing to medal at the Paris Olympics. FIBA released the new rankings Thursday, with Canada moving up to No. 5. The Ca...
Aug 15, 2024
Brazil's Lula says Maduro could call for a new election in Venezuela 'if he has good sense'
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said Thursday morning that he still doesn't recognize Venezuelan counterpart Nicols Maduro as the winner of last month's presidential elec...
Aug 15, 2024
Wingback Max Ferrari set to celebrate 100th career game for York United FC
TORONTO - Growing up, Max Ferrari was told he was too small or too slow to excel at soccer. "Not really talked about when I was younger, getting looked off a lot, I think, was a good thing in the end ...
Aug 15, 2024
UFC to hold Fight Night card in Edmonton on Nov. 2
EDMONTON - The UFC is returning to Edmonton on Nov. 2 for a Fight Night event at Rogers Place. Third-ranked flyweight Erin Blanchfield will take on No.5-ranked, and two-time former strawweight champio...
Aug 15, 2024
Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets u...
Aug 15, 2024
Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency...
Aug 15, 2024
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territor...
Aug 15, 2024
US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for $51 donation to Ukraine
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) - U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana was convicted Thursday of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a $51 donation ...
Aug 15, 2024
Daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be nominated as new prime minister
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's populist Pheu Thai party on Thursday said it will nominate its party leader, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in a Parliament vote for the country's new leader after former Prime Mini...
Aug 15, 2024
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war. Thursday's announcement comes during new efforts to broker a cease-fire to t...
Aug 15, 2024