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UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) - A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes in the...
Sep 23, 2022
New twist in Pogba extortion probe, with brother's videos
PARIS (AP) - A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists took a bizarre new twist Friday with the release by one of the suspects, his elder...
Sep 23, 2022
Watching hurricane Fiona, crime gun tracing: In The News for Sept. 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 23, 2022
'Kind of like carnies': International balloon festival returns to High River, Alta.
HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA - The windswept prairie east of the Rocky Mountains seems an unlikely spot for a hot-air balloon festival, but the town of High River, Alta., is celebrating the event's 10th year. ...
Sep 23, 2022
Feds stop short of mandatory national crime gun tracing, citing provincial control
OTTAWA - Federal agencies are trying to boost efforts to trace the origins of guns used in crimes, but it appears jurisdictional hurdles could prevent the measures from going as far as some would like...
Sep 23, 2022
Quebec election: Party leaders back on the hustings after final debate of campaign
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is campaigning in the Montreal area this morning, a day after he faced targeted attacks from his four opponents during the final election debat...
Sep 23, 2022
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote whether to join Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Voting began Friday in Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Russian-backed officials there said. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which hav...
Sep 22, 2022
Wander Franco drives in 3 as Rays beat Blue Jays 10-5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Wander Franco had three RBIs, Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Thursday night in the opener of a big four-game series betwe...
Sep 22, 2022
US Supreme Court says Alabama can carry out execution
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - A divided U.S. Supreme Court said Alabama can proceed Thursday night with the execution of an inmate convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting. Justices in a 5-4 decision vacated an i...
Sep 22, 2022
Brewloops' return to have Kamloops craft beer lovers tipping them back
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Brewloops is back again this upcoming weekend and with a little bit of a twist.On Saturday (Sept. 24), the annual Brewloops festival returns and showcases local and B.C. breweries...
Sep 22, 2022
