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US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced...
Jul 22, 2024
Assailant kills 6 people and wounds 6 others at a care home in central Croatia, officials say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - An armed assailant entered a care home for older people in central Croatia Monday and opened fire, killing six people and wounding six others, police said. Croatia's police chie...
Jul 22, 2024
City of Williams Lake declares local state of emergency, expands evacuation alert related to River Valley wildfire
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake declared a state of local emergency due to a wildfire that ignited just outside the city. In a news release issued Sunday evening (July 21), the City st...
Jul 22, 2024
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military on Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to b...
Jul 22, 2024
A PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
HONG KONG (AP) - A female PhD student at one of China's top universities took social media by storm after accusing her academic supervisor of sexual harassment and said he threatened to stop her from ...
Jul 22, 2024
In the news today: Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists Economists and market watchers are betting the Bank of Canada...
Jul 22, 2024
Mom wants quicker reform on disaster preparations, one year after flood took son
HALIFAX - The mother of a boy who died a year ago in a Nova Scotia flood says her grief returns daily, along with frustration over what she considers the province's slow pace in reforming its preparat...
Jul 22, 2024
Maier throws for three touchdowns, leads Stampeders to 25-24 win over Lions
CALGARY - Clarke Barnes caught a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Maier in the fourth quarter and the Calgary Stampeders hung on for a 25-24 win over the B.C. Lions on Sunday at McMahon ...
Jul 21, 2024
Talkative Giants manager Bob Melvin ejected before first pitch at Colorado
DENVER (AP) - San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin wasn't around for the finish Sunday as his team defeated the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He didn't even make it to the start, for that matter...
Jul 21, 2024
Barkerville, Wells ordered evacuated due to approaching fire
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - Just hours after being put on alert, the historic community of Barkerville and the District of Wells in the Central Cariboo have been made subject to an evacuation order.The Caribo...
Jul 21, 2024
