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'Everyone is talking about Morocco': World Cup fans ready for matchup against France
MONTREAL - Ali Araqi says he couldn't believe it when Morocco beat Portugal last week to qualify for Wednesday's World Cup semifinal. Araqi, 26, a Moroccan-Canadian originally from Marrakech, said he ...
Dec 13, 2022
Great Nanaimo Toy Drive facing 'greater need and less donations' this season
NANAIMO - It's a problem not entirely unexpected, but still a problem regardless.Almost 1,200 children are registered to receive a gift through the annual Great Nanaimo Toy Drive this year, but donati...
Dec 13, 2022
Jury finds Hugo Chavez's ex-nurse guilty of money laundering
MIAMI (AP) - The former nurse of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been found guilty of money laundering in connection to bribes paid by a billionaire media mogul to green light lucrative curr...
Dec 13, 2022
Canada's Maddie Szeryk excited to return to LPGA Tour for second season in 2023
After the most stressful two weeks of her season, Maddie Szeryk and her family are returning to Canada for a relaxing Christmas break with her extended family in London, Ont. Szeryk qualified for her ...
Dec 13, 2022
Biden signs gay marriage bill at White House ceremony
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law Tuesday before a crowd of thousands, a ceremony that reflected growing acceptance of same-sex unions. "This law and the l...
Dec 13, 2022
Murder suspect to be tried by jury
A trial date has been set for a man accused of killing his girlfriend near Salmon Arm.Derek Favell is charged with the second degree murder of Ashley Simpson who was 32 when she went missing in April ...
Dec 13, 2022
Danish PM: After weeks of talks, deal on centrist govt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Acting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday an agreement has been struck to form a new center-led government after 42 days of talks following the Nov. 1 gene...
Dec 13, 2022
Timeline of investigation into slayings of four women in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police have charged Jeremy Skibicki, 35, with first-degree murder in the deaths of four women. Investigators believe the killings of Rebecca Contois, 24; Morgan Beatrice Harris, 39; Marcedes ...
Dec 13, 2022
Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest prize for the first time. And, at 35, he could hardly be playing any better. Mess...
Dec 13, 2022
Peru judge denies ousted leader Pedro Castillo's jail appeal
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A judge ordered ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody on Tuesday, denying his appeal as authorities build a rebellion case against him. Supreme Court Judge Ce...
Dec 13, 2022