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Brewers All-Star Yelich placed on IL, will see specialist to determine if back surgery is needed
CHICAGO (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers were bracing for the possibility that Christian Yelich misses significant time after placing the All-Star outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because o...
Jul 24, 2024

Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the c...
Jul 24, 2024

Netanyahu seeks support for Gaza war in address to Congress that sparks large protests and boycotts
WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday th...
Jul 24, 2024

Esk’etemc (Alkali Lake Indian Band) settles with Ottawa for $147 million after 131 years of water rights loss
ESK'ET, B.C. - Esk'etemc, formerly Alkali Lake Indian Band, has received a settlement of more than $147 million from the federal government due to a loss of water rights. In a news release issued Wedn...
Jul 24, 2024

House committee launches investigation into purchase of Canada's new $9M condo in NYC
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee will look into the Liberal government's recent purchase of a $9-million condo in Manhattan for its consul general to New York. The government operations and estim...
Jul 24, 2024

1 dose of HPV vaccine now recommended for younger groups, immunization committee says
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now recommending one dose of HPV vaccine for children and youth between nine and 20 years old. It is maintaining its two-dose recommendation for peop...
Jul 24, 2024

The cat came back: Montreal owners reunite with Indie, feline missing for 8 years
MONTREAL - Indie the cat did indeed come back, but it took her about eight years and a little help from the Ottawa Humane Society. After years on the lam and with memories of adventures only she knows...
Jul 24, 2024

Canadian team tracking for another strong Olympic Games after Tokyo record
PARIS - Canada's team is poised for a banner Olympic Games in Paris despite safe-sport and financial turmoil since a record performance in Tokyo. "I believe this is as strong a Team Canada that we've ...
Jul 24, 2024

Pacers agree to 3-year, $59 million deal with Andrew Nembhard, AP source says
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Nembhard and the Indiana Pacers have agreed to a three-year contract worth $59 million, a person with knowledge of the details said Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associ...
Jul 24, 2024

THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Day of the Long Blade
KAMLOOPS - Arvind Ramesh, a professional inline skater from India, came to Canada to study and learn how to skate on ice.He found Thompson Rivers University and the Kamloops Long Blades.Ramesh has bee...
Jul 24, 2024

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