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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global adv...
Dec 29, 2024
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter dies at age 100
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100. He died after spending more than a year in hospice care. Carter grew up on a peanut farm in Georgia and served in the...
Dec 29, 2024
Willander scores twice to lead Sweden to 7-5 win over Switzerland at world juniors
OTTAWA - Tom Willander scored twice and added an assist to lead Sweden to a 7-5 win over Switzerland on Sunday afternoon at the world junior hockey championship. Zeb Forsfjall, Otto Stenberg, David Gr...
Dec 29, 2024
Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sun...
Dec 29, 2024
Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans to dissolve his Islamist group that led the country's insurgency at an an...
Dec 29, 2024
Police called to Surrey, B.C., pub after 'large fight' and shooting
Police in Surrey, B.C., say two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a brawl broke out at a pub early this morning. The Surrey Police Service says officers responded to multiple calls a...
Dec 29, 2024
TSB investigating plane landing incident at Halifax Stanfield International Airport
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a rough landing that...
Dec 29, 2024
Raptors-Knicks trade a year ago reshaped both teams, but who won the trade?
TORONTO - A year ago the Toronto Raptors made a trade that officially signalled that the team was going to rebuild. Toronto acquired guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., and a 20...
Dec 29, 2024
Szabo scores twice as Blazers down Rockets in first meeting of the season
KELOWNA - John Szabo scored twice to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 3-1 come-from-behind win over the Kelowna Rockets Saturday (Dec. 28) night.All three Blazers goals came in the third period at Prosp...
Dec 29, 2024
Top draft prospect James Hagens shining at world juniors with U.S.
OTTAWA - James Hagens watched Macklin Celebrini with a close eye last season. The player eventually picked No. 1 at the NHL draft went about his business on the ice in impressive fashion. Hagens, howe...
Dec 29, 2024
