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Herdman offers few answers but says he will co-operate with Canada Soccer probe
TORONTO - Former Canada coach John Herdman says he will co-operate with a Canada Soccer review into what CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue called what appears to be "a systemic ethical shortcoming"...
Jul 26, 2024
Work continues to clean second motor oil spill in river near Montreal
MONTREAL - Work is continuing today to clean up the second oil spill in two weeks in the St. Lawrence River off eastern Montreal. The Quebec Environment Department has confirmed that the two spills in...
Jul 26, 2024
Montreal Canadiens winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard undergoes surgery for broken leg
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have suffered an off-season injury blow. The club announced Friday winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard has undergone surgery for a broken leg and will be out of action ...
Jul 26, 2024
Canada calls for Israeli response to ICJ advice on occupied Palestinian territory
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for Israel to "respond substantively" to the top United Nations court's recent advisory opinion that Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian ter...
Jul 26, 2024
Wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tu...
Jul 26, 2024
Two brave British Columbians recognized for dramatic rescue of British tourists near Hat Creek
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Two British Columbians have been recognized for saving the lives of a pair of British tourists near Hat Creek two years ago. In a news release issued Thursday (July 25), Ashcroft RCMP...
Jul 26, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring ...
Jul 26, 2024
UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said Friday that the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court's request for an arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Min...
Jul 26, 2024
95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were m...
Jul 26, 2024
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing o...
Jul 26, 2024
