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Not guilty pleas in Jordan sedition trial tied to royal rift
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jorda...
Jun 21, 2021
CF Montreal finds two new home venues as Gold Cup comes to Fort Lauderdale
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will play home games in Harrison, N.J., and Orlando next month. The MLS club says it will face Inter Miami CF at Red Bull Arena in Harrison on July 3 and will host New York City...
Jun 21, 2021
Wayne Gretzky, Steve Nash join forces with Las Vegas lacrosse team
LAS VEGAS - Two of Canada's most prominent athletes are part of the ownership group of the National Lacrosse League's new Las Vegas franchise. The NLL says Wayne Gretzky and Steve Nash will join golf ...
Jun 21, 2021
Tokyo Olympics to allow local fans - but with strict limits
TOKYO (AP) - A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has be...
Jun 21, 2021
Dream Home being built in Lantzville to support Nanaimo Community Hospice
NANAIMO - Moving into a new home will help a valuable Nanaimo organization move into a larger space of their own. The newest house for the Dream Home Lottery is being built in the Lantzville Foothills...
Jun 21, 2021
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices, making h...
Jun 21, 2021
Spanish leader: 9 Catalan separatists will be pardoned
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said Monday that the Spanish Cabinet will approve pardons for nine separatist Catalan politicians and activists imprisoned for their roles in the 20...
Jun 21, 2021
Iran's president-elect defends himself over 1988 executions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president-elect has called himself "a defender of human rights" after being asked directly about his involvement in the 1988 mass executions of some 5,000 peo...
Jun 21, 2021
Net-zero climate bill, conversion therapy ban, lab documents on Parliament's agenda
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are entering what could be their final stretch in the House of Commons before summer break as the Liberal government sharpens its focus on two key pieces of legislation. On t...
Jun 21, 2021
Armenia PM party wins snap parliamentary election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Results released Monday showed the party of Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won the snap parliamentary elections he called to ease anger over a peace deal he si...
Jun 20, 2021
