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Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly...
Nov 20, 2024
Victims' families barred from attending Bernardo's parole hearing in person: lawyer
A lawyer representing the families of two teenage girls murdered by notorious killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo says they have been denied the right to deliver their victim impact statements in p...
Nov 20, 2024
Kris Knoblauch navigating first full season with Oilers following Cup final run
Kris Knoblauch had a lot to process. Handed the keys to an Edmonton Oilers roster stuck in neutral and full of frustration, the rookie NHL head coach must have felt like he was drinking from a fire ho...
Nov 20, 2024
Some schools & highways closed as mid-Island begins cleanup from overnight 'bomb cyclone'
NANAIMO - Wind gusts in excess of 170 kilometres per hour hit parts of the B.C. coast overnight as a strong storm system came as advertised.Close to 40,000 BC Hydro customers remain without power as o...
Nov 20, 2024
Leafs place Domi on IR, making him fifth Toronto forward out with an injury
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs have placed Max Domi on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, making him the fifth Toronto forward sidelined with an injury. The move is retroactive to Saturday, when Tor...
Nov 20, 2024
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024
US will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help fight off Russian for...
Nov 20, 2024