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Maple Leafs sign defenceman Villeneuve to one-year, two-way extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman William Villeneuve to a one-year, two-way contract extension, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., recorded 4...
Aug 5, 2025
Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, who later faced charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the bloody revol...
Aug 5, 2025
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus says parliamentary election to take place in February
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, said Tuesday that the country's parliamentary election would be held in February. In a televised addres...
Aug 5, 2025
Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found alone has been arrested, police in Tennessee said Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was...
Aug 5, 2025
CF Montreal profits from Philadelphia Union transfer deal for forward Milan Iloski
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Union acquired striker Milan Iloski from Denmark's FC Nordsjlland on Tuesday in a deal that netted CF Montreal up to US$250,000 (all figures in U.S. dollars) in general...
Aug 5, 2025
House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and other officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It's part of a congressional probe that la...
Aug 5, 2025
Finance and foreign ministers in Mexico to talk trade ahead of Carney's visit
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum to talk economic growth, trade and security. Their ...
Aug 5, 2025
Police renew call for information into death of Deka Lake man nine years later
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Nine years later, police are renewing their plea to the public for information into the suspicious death of a 72-year-old man east of 100 Mile House. Gary Edwards was found dead...
Aug 5, 2025
In the news today: Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney scheduled to visit B.C. Interior Tuesday Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Kelowna, B.C....
Aug 5, 2025
Bichette has 2 homers, 6 RBIs as Blue Jays get 25 hits in 15-1 win over Rockies
DENVER (AP) - Bo Bichette homered twice and drove in six runs, Ernie Clement had a career-best five of Toronto's season-high 25 hits and the Blue Jays beat the Colorado Rockies 15-1 on Monday night. E...
Aug 4, 2025
