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Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A Belgian-British teenager became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his global journey kicked ...
Aug 24, 2022
Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, whose unmistakable swagger in helping the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title earned him the nickname "Lenny the Cool," died...
Aug 24, 2022
Hall of Fame Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson dies at 87
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, whose unmistakable swagger in helping the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title earned him the nickname "Lenny the Cool," died...
Aug 24, 2022
Biden announces nearly $3B in new military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is sending $2.98 billion in new military aid to Ukraine that will enable forces there to fight for years to come. In a statement, Bide...
Aug 24, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: As inflation soars, timing for a BCGEU strike isn’t the best
THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME for unions to strike but certain times are worse than others.The B.C. General Employees' Union is in the middle of a contract dispute with their government employer that so f...
Aug 24, 2022
Finland's leader apologizes for party photo at summer home
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Finland's prime minister apologized after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at the official summer residence of the country's leade...
Aug 24, 2022
Dropping mask requirements, Indigenous SCOC nominee speaks: In The News for Aug. 24
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 Aug. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 24, 2022
First Indigenous Supreme Court nominee Michelle O'Bonsawin to speak to committee
OTTAWA - Michelle O'Bonsawin, the judge poised to become the first Indigenous justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, will speak at a parliamentary committee meeting this afternoon. Today's meeting wi...
Aug 24, 2022
Thai court orders prime minister suspended from duties
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in ...
Aug 24, 2022
Commission: Seoul government responsible for facility abuse
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found the country's past military governments responsible for atrocities committed at Brothers Home, a state-funded vagr...
Aug 23, 2022
