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MIA: No sign of Canadian quick-reaction force first pledged to UN in 2017
OTTAWA - The United Nations may soon start questioning Canada's definition of "quick" now that the government has given itself three more years to deliver a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping. Prime M...
Apr 13, 2023
AP source: Investigators narrow suspect pool in leak probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department and FBI have narrowed the pool of potential suspects believed responsible for the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, a pers...
Apr 13, 2023
'I love it here' — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse on departure speculation
TORONTO - Nick Nurse says he's not planning on going anywhere. Nurse addressed speculation that this would be his last season as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. He spoke the day after Toronto was b...
Apr 13, 2023
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Quebec man who refused breathalyzer test
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has upheld the acquittal of a Quebec man who refused to provide a sample of his breath to officers who didn't have immediate access to a breathalyzer test. The Supreme ...
Apr 13, 2023
Police: Inmate who escaped by faking death back in S. Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death was brought back to South ...
Apr 13, 2023
Australia's most powerful cyclone in 8 years to cross coast
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A tropical cyclone nearing Australia is forecast to be the most powerful storm in eight years to hit the country, bringing wind gusts of up to 315 kilometers (196 miles) per...
Apr 13, 2023
Florida mops up after floods close Fort Lauderdale airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - South Florida kept a wary eye on a forecast that called for more rain as it cleaned up Thursday from nearly a foot (30 centimeters) that fell in a matter of hours, causing...
Apr 13, 2023
Chicago Blackhawks say they will not re-sign captain Jonathan Toews
CHICAGO - Longtime Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not be returning to Chicago next season, the team announced on Thursday. In a statement posted to Twitter, Chicago general manager Kyle Davids...
Apr 13, 2023
Trump will answer questions in NY fraud lawsuit, lawyer says
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump arrived at the offices of New York's attorney general Thursday for his second deposition in a legal battle over his company's business practices, with his...
Apr 13, 2023
Cyberattack knocks out website and mobile app for Quebec's hydro utility
MONTREAL - Quebec's power utility says its website and mobile application have been knocked offline by a cyberattack. Hydro-Qubec says it was targeted at around 3 a.m. by a denial-of-service assault -...
Apr 13, 2023