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Veteran police official Edward Caban becomes first Latino to head the NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) - Edward Caban, who joined the New York Police Department as a young patrol officer in 1991 and rose through the ranks, was sworn in Monday as police commissioner, becoming the first Lat...
Jul 17, 2023
Pacific Coastal Airlines launching seasonal Kamloops-to-Victoria service
KAMLOOPS - Air travelers in Kamloops and area will have a non-stop flight to Vancouver Island starting this fall.In a news release issued Monday (July 17) morning, Pacific Coastal Airlines - the B.C. ...
Jul 17, 2023
Trial begins for former New Mexico athletics director on embezzlement charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs on embezzlement charges. Krebs left the university in 2017 amid questi...
Jul 17, 2023
1 dead and 76 injured in a bus crash on a major highway in southeastern Czech Republic
Two buses collided Monday on a Czech highway in the southeast of the country, killing one of the bus drivers and injuring 76, officials said. The regional rescue service said the accident took place n...
Jul 17, 2023
Trial begins for former New Mexico athletics director on embezzlement charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs on embezzlement charges. Krebs left the university in 2017 amid questi...
Jul 17, 2023
Digital publication fights CRA finding that it does not produce 'original news'
OTTAWA - A digital publication is asking the Federal Court to review a decision by the Canada Revenue Agency that prevents it from accessing incentives for journalism. The Academic Journalism Society,...
Jul 17, 2023
Blue Jays sign first-round draft pick, shortstop Arjun Nimmala
TORONTO - Shortstop Arjun Nimmala has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 17-year-old prospect was the 20th overall pick of this year's Major League Baseball draft. Nimmala spent the past four seas...
Jul 17, 2023
Wildfires: Quebec ends ban on open fires inside forests for first time since May
MONTREAL - Quebec has completely lifted its ban on open fires in or near forests in the southern half of the province for the first time since May. The Forests Department says 23 fires remain active i...
Jul 17, 2023
After Phelps, a kinder, gentler Bob Bowman still producing top swimmers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When Bob Bowman was coaching the world's greatest swimmer, he'd be the first to concede he was not a very nice person at the pool. Screaming, berating and belittling were an accept...
Jul 17, 2023
Naby Keïta will miss start of season for Werder Bremen because of injury
BREMEN, Germany (AP) - Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keta will miss the start of the season for Werder Bremen after being injured while preparing for a friendly. The 28-year-old Keta suffered a gro...
Jul 17, 2023
