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Shock and sadness in Rio favela after Brazil's early elimination from Women's World Cup
A group of girls and young women gathered early Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's working-class Manguinhos neighborhood to watch the Brazilian team compete in the Women's World Cup and pray for a win in t...
Aug 02, 2023
Jury reaches decision on death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A jury has reached a decision on whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. Robert Bowers perpetrat...
Aug 02, 2023
Bad track record: Montreal's light-rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days
MONTREAL - A computer problem has led to a third disruption in as many days for Montreal's new light-rail train line. The rail network, owned and managed by Quebec's public pension fund, says it was f...
Aug 02, 2023
Vancouver home prices rise as sales up nearly 30 per cent from last July
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices rose from June amid strong sales figures and low levels of housing inventory. The board says the composite benchmar...
Aug 02, 2023
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say body of N.S. youth who went missing in flood has been found
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe they have recovered the body of a youth who went missing July 22 during a severe storm. Police say the province's medical examiner still needs to posi...
Aug 02, 2023
Whistle Sliding Centre will host 2025 World Luge Championships
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Whistler Sliding Centre will host the 2025 FIL Luge World Championships, Luge Canada announced on Wednesday. The event will take place Feb. 5-8, 2025. Whistler was the host mounta...
Aug 02, 2023
Jamaica holds Brazil 0-0 to advance to the Women's World Cup knockout round for the first time
Melbourne, Australia (AP) - Jamaica held Brazil to a 0-0 draw Wednesday and advanced to the round of 16 of the Women's World Cup for the first time. After conceding 12 goals in its Women's World Cup d...
Aug 02, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Those surveillance cams rob us of privacy but solve many crimes
A COUPLE MORE police incidents made the news Monday and Tuesday - one a shooting and the other the roadside discovery of a body.The shooting reportedly occurred at a riverside tent camp along Schubert...
Aug 02, 2023
Pope Francis to find heat and hope in Portugal along with the fallout from a sex abuse scandal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with t...
Aug 02, 2023
In the news today: Fundraiser launched to honour firefighter who died in B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Fundraiser honours firefighter who died in B.C. A fundraiser has been launched ...
Aug 02, 2023
