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Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard strikes gold at Paralympics, Routliffe earns bronze
PARIS - Canada's Aurelie Rivard has struck gold at the Paralympic Games. The 28-year-old from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., won the women's S10 400-metre freestyle with a time of four minutes 29.20 sec...
Sep 05, 2024
Alex Morgan retires from professional soccer and is expecting her second child
Two-time Women's World Cup champion Alex Morgan announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer. Over the course of a 15-year career with the United States, Mo...
Sep 05, 2024
Hunter Biden intends to change not guilty plea in his federal tax case, defense attorney says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hunter Biden plans to change his not guilty plea in his federal tax case, his defense attorney said Thursday just as jury selection was set to begin. President Joe Biden's son is fa...
Sep 05, 2024
US secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala, where they would apply for asylum p...
Sep 05, 2024
Quebec premier to shuffle cabinet today after 'superminister' Fitzgibbon steps down
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is expected to shuffle his cabinet later today following the sudden departure of one of his most influential ministers. Pierre Fitzgibbon, the "superminister" wh...
Sep 05, 2024
First Majestic to buy Gatos Silver in all-stock deal valued at US$970M
VANCOUVER - First Majestic Silver Corp. has signed a deal to buy Gatos Silver Inc. in a transaction valued at US$970 million. Under the agreement, Gatos shareholders will receive 2.55 shares of First ...
Sep 05, 2024
The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo's capital on Thursday, the country's authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks i...
Sep 05, 2024
COLLINS: Teachers and nurses are facing similar issues — and it's not a pretty sight
TEACHERS HEADED BACK TO WORK this week and they are facing even more stress than they did when they left their schools in June. More demand for teachers because of increasing populations. Teaching bec...
Sep 05, 2024
Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government. The appointment of t...
Sep 05, 2024
Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games
Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary's James Fowler High School when he was in Grade 12. A happy offshoot of that clash with authority was the suggestion...
Sep 05, 2024
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