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Cabinet set to focus on Canada-U.S. trade relations on third and final day of retreat
HALIFAX - Canada-U.S. relations will take centre stage today as the federal cabinet wraps up the third and final day of its annual summer retreat. Current and former Canadian ambassadors to Washington...
Aug 27, 2024
Former Malaysian leader Muhyiddin charged with sedition for allegedly mocking former king
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Tuesday with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly questioned the integrity of the country's previous...
Aug 26, 2024
Thiem, the 2020 champion, ends U.S. Open career with cheers
NEW YORK (AP) - Dominic Thiem never heard the unmistakable sounds of the New York crowd when he won the U.S. Open for his lone Grand Slam title. Arthur Ashe Stadium was nearly empty for his historic c...
Aug 26, 2024
Jury deliberating fate of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A jury began deliberating Monday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician accused of killing an investigative journalist who prosecutors said the official blamed ...
Aug 26, 2024
Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Tr...
Aug 26, 2024
Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration's new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizensh...
Aug 26, 2024
Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Ki...
Aug 26, 2024
Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered a temporary pause on the Biden administration's new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizensh...
Aug 26, 2024
Vancouver Rise FC revealed as city's Northern Super League franchise
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Rise FC has been unveiled as the name for the city's new Northern Super League club. The new professional women's soccer team revealed its name Monday, saying in a release that t...
Aug 26, 2024
Danny Jansen plays for both teams in Blue Jays-Red Sox game, an MLB first
BOSTON (AP) - Former Blue Jays and current Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen didn't just play for both teams in the same game - a first in Major League Baseball history. He played for both teams in the sam...
Aug 26, 2024