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Biden ins0pects busy port of entry along US-Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - President Joe Biden inspected a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip to the region after two years in office as Republicans hammer him for be...
Jan 08, 2023

Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil's Congress, high court
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital Sunda...
Jan 08, 2023

Hamlin in mind, Bills return to action with first-play TD
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills and their fans planned several tributes to safety Damar Hamlin for the team's game Sunday - No. 3 jerseys, homemade T-shirts and even a 10-foot wide get-wel...
Jan 08, 2023

City routs Chelsea in FA Cup, 4th-tier Stevenage ousts Villa
LONDON - Different competition, same outcome. Manchester City beat Chelsea for the second time in less than three days, on this occasion in the FA Cup. And this time it was a 4-0 thrashing, without ev...
Jan 08, 2023

Djokovic shrugs off injury scare, wins Adelaide title
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win...
Jan 08, 2023

Hamlin in mind, Bills return to action with first-play TD
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills and their fans planned several tributes to safety Damar Hamlin for the team's game Sunday - No. 3 jerseys, homemade T-shirts and even a 10-foot wide get-wel...
Jan 08, 2023

B.C. paramedics, government announce tentative deal after talks with veteran mediator
VANCOUVER - Ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government after mediated negotiations. A joint statement Saturday from the H...
Jan 08, 2023

Over $1.1 million in federal funding eyed for central and north Island non-profits
NANAIMO - It's a major chunk of change which is hoped to bridge the gap between vulnerable people and vital services.United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI) has opened applications f...
Jan 08, 2023

Ottawa pressed RCMP Heritage Centre for more outreach as part of expansion goal
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP Heritage Centre in Saskatchewan says that after it completed a round of consultations on how it can transform into a national museum, the ball is now in Ottawa's court. "...
Jan 08, 2023

'Three Amigos' gather this week in Mexico City to talk North American excellence
WASHINGTON - Familiar North American irritants - U.S. protectionism, intransigence on continental trade, irregular migration - return to the fore this week as the so-called "Three Amigos" meet for a t...
Jan 08, 2023