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Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada’s roster for World Cup qualifiers
TORONTO – Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada’s men’s basketball roster for the next…
Kentucky Supreme Court denies request to block abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s near-total abortion ban…
Mississippi changes legal team to handle welfare fraud case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Human Services is hiring a different law…
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum penalty for child luring offence
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a minimum sentence…
Vance’s anti-drug charity enlisted doctor echoing Big Pharma
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When JD Vance founded “Our Ohio Renewal” a day after the…
Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies hope big recent wins on climate,…
TIFF selects Canadian director Patricia Rozema to head this year’s Platform jury
TORONTO – Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema has been named as jury chair for this year’s…
FDA targets illegal nicotine gummies in new warning letter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday issued a first-of-a-kind warning to the maker of…
TD urged to better benefit underserved groups in U.S. at takeover meeting
TORONTO – TD Bank was urged to make firm commitments to better benefit underserved communities…
Estonian minister defends visa ban against Russian tourists
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s foreign minister on Thursday defended his country’s decision to bar…
3 Kentucky State Police troopers indicted on federal charges
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A federal indictment accuses current and former Kentucky State Police troopers…
Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot spring
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park…
Judge limits privilege defense in AZ Mormon sex abuse case
An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests 1st in 75 years in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The world’s smallest and most endangered sea turtles have hatched in…
Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul…
US senator urges Kenyan president to aid peaceful transition
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenya’s outgoing president…
WVa deputy charged with violating suspect’s civil rights
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff’s deputy was charged with a federal civil…
Toronto-area commercial real estate deals total $7B in Q2, up 43% from year ago
TORONTO – A new report says the total value of commercial real estate sales in…
Uptick in business bankruptcies just the tip of the iceberg: CFIB
TORONTO – A small business lobby group says commercial bankruptcies are rising in Canada and…
Designer Armani and guests flee wildfire on Sicilian island
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters worked Thursday to put out the remnants of two wildfires on…
Rosalynn Carter marking 95th birthday with butterflies
Rosalynn Carter, the second-oldest U.S. first lady ever, turns 95 Thursday on a birthday that…
Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to…
Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in tax evasion case
NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded…
Elks running back James Wilder Jr. says his CFL season is over due to injury
EDMONTON – Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Edmonton Elks says his 2022 CFL…