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Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of Rome cop but reduces sentences
ROME (AP) - An Italian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their...
Jul 03, 2024
Blazers select Czech forward Vit Zahejsky with second overall pick in CHL Import Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have gone to Czechia again to fill out their second import slot. The Blazers selected forward Vit Zahejsky with the second overall pick in the 2024 Canadian Hockey Leag...
Jul 03, 2024
Trudeau won't commit to national caucus meeting, says he's having calls with MPs
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a downtown Toronto riding last week....
Jul 03, 2024
Sex crime case of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller to return to court in October
MONTREAL - The case against Robert Miller has moved a step closer to trial, even as questions remain about the ailing billionaire's ability to appear in court to face multiple sex charges. Lawyers for...
Jul 03, 2024
Vancouver home sales fall 19 per cent in June as inventory continues to build: board
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes sold in June tumbled 19.1 per cent from the previous year as inventory continued accumulating to levels not seen since the sp...
Jul 03, 2024
LeBron James agrees to a 2-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, AP source says
LeBron James is making it official: He's coming back for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, one where the league's all-time scoring leader could share the floor with his son Bronny as teammates wi...
Jul 03, 2024
KIJHL realigns Okanagan-Shuswap conference as new teams in Merritt, Quesnel and Williams Lake join the party
KAMLOOPS - The new Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) teams in Merritt, Quesnel and Williams Lake now know their divisional rivals. The KIJHL held its annual general meeting (AGM) on ...
Jul 03, 2024
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan named Canada's newest chief of the defence staff
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is naming Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan as defence chief, making her the first woman to hold the Canadian Armed Forces' top job. Carignan is currently the military's...
Jul 03, 2024
Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday as the country faces an ailing economy and raging conflicts in neighboring nations. The new Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly,...
Jul 03, 2024
Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, an anti-settlement watchdog group said Wednesday, a move that could further worsen alr...
Jul 03, 2024
