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US to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest militar...
Jul 06, 2023
Two Canadian women and three children on way home from detention camps in Syria
OTTAWA - Two women and three children who were temporarily missing in Syria after failing to board a repatriation flight to Canada in April are now flying home. The women and children were among a gro...
Jul 06, 2023
Canada rugby women look forward to rare home game as Ottawa hosts Pacific Four Series
A rare home game for the Canadian women's rugby team could be a record-breaker Saturday. Rugby Canada expects the test match against world champion New Zealand to draw a crowd of more than 7,500 to Ot...
Jul 06, 2023
Defending champion Canada to face Jamaica in Olympic women's soccer qualifier
TORONTO - The Canadian women's soccer team will face Jamaica in a two-game series in September with a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada, the defending Olympic champion, will travel to Kingston, ...
Jul 06, 2023
Owner of the submersible that imploded during Titanic dive suspends operations
The company that owned a submersible that fatally imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic said Thursday it has suspended operations. OceanGate, a company based in Everett, Washington, ...
Jul 06, 2023
The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday
DHARMSALA, India (AP) - The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala. Artists play...
Jul 06, 2023
Search for women's remains in landfill rests with Ottawa, Manitoba premier says.
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the federal government needs to make a decision on whether to search a landfill north of Winnipeg for the remains of two women. Stefanson says it's n...
Jul 06, 2023
Raptors confirm centre Jakob Poeltl will return on multi-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have made one of their big off-season moves official by announcing that centre Jakob Poeltl has signed a multi-year contract with the NBA club. The Raptors did not disclo...
Jul 06, 2023
Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thu...
Jul 06, 2023
Ex-PM Stephen Harper seeks closer ties with Hungary's Viktor Orbán
OTTAWA - Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he wants closer ties between the parties including the Conservative Party of Canada and the Hungarian government during a trip to Budapest today. Hun...
Jul 06, 2023