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Court upholds B.C. prison warden's order disallowing guitars in prison cells
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has thrown out a convicted killer's challenge of a British Columbia prison warden's decision not to allow the inmate to have an electric guitar in his cell. A decision h...
Jul 30, 2024
Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG's efforts
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general's efforts to keep him there. Chr...
Jul 30, 2024
Russell Wilson returns to practice at Steelers' training camp
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) - Russell Wilson stepped up under centre, barking out the play call. He took a snap and turned to his left to hand it off to reserve running back Aaron Shampklin, then backpedalled q...
Jul 30, 2024
Blue Jays make trades with Twins, Pirates, Dodgers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays made several deals Tuesday ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline. Toronto sent reliever Trevor Richards to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Jay Harry before...
Jul 30, 2024
Biden and Lula urge Venezuelan authorities to release detailed presidential election voting data
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva on Tuesday jointly called on Venezuela's government to release detailed voting data from the preside...
Jul 30, 2024
Guardians finalizing deal to acquire right-hander Alex Cobb, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Guardians are finalizing a trade with the San Francisco Giants to acquire right-hander Alex Cobb, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...
Jul 30, 2024
Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democrat attacks and Trump criticism
NEW YORK (AP) - The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, a spokesperson for the think tank confirmed Tuesday. H...
Jul 30, 2024
More Listeria infections reported amid outbreak linked to plant-based milk recall
The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting six additional cases of listeriosis linked to a national recall of plant-based milk beverages. The agency says a total of 18 cases have now been confirm...
Jul 30, 2024
Calgary Flames re-sign RFA goaltender Dustin Wolf to two-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed restricted free agent goaltender Dustin Wolf to a two-year, US$1.7-million contract Tuesday. The deal is worth $850,000 annually, but is a two-way agreement in the ...
Jul 30, 2024
BC MLA Teresa Wat says quitting BC United and joining B.C. Conservatives to beat NDP
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Teresa Wat says quitting the Opposition BC United Party to join John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives is the only path available for a free-enterprise coali...
Jul 30, 2024