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Blast at Thai factory shakes Bangkok airport, area evacuated
BANGKOK (AP) — A massive explosion at a factory on the outskirts of Bangkok early…
Loved and decried, El Salvador’s populist leader is defiant
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In the narrow, gang-controlled alleys of the Las Palmas…
Hot dog! NYC marks July 4 with eating contest, fireworks
NEW YORK (AP) — After a year lost to the coronavirus, New York City’s most…
Tropical Storm Elsa brushing along Cuba’s southern coast
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba evacuated 180,000 people amid fears Sunday that Tropical Storm Elsa could…
Explosives set off to bring down rest of collapsed condo
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the…
July Fourth Latest: White House marks holiday with party
The latest on Fourth of July celebrations across the U.S.: 8:45 p.m. WASHINGTON — The…
Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe…
Depleted Toronto Arrows snap losing streak with 34-28 win over Old Glory DC
MARIETTA, Ga. – Despite missing more than a dozen players through international duty or injury,…
Met Opera reaches agreement with locked out stagehands
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera reached an agreement on a labor contract with…
Ohtani hits 31st HR, Lagares ends Angels’ 6-5 win over O’s
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — For the second time in three days, the Los Angeles Angels…
Toronto FC makes coaching change but offers little vision for the road ahead
Toronto FC is coming home Thursday, at least to train and sleep in its own…
Toronto FC to head home with hopes it can soon return to playing games at BMO Field
Toronto FC president Bill Manning says he is optimistic the MLS team will soon be…
RCMP working to identify cause of Lytton, B.C., fire as two deaths confirmed
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties are on the scene in Lytton, B.C., working to determine what…
U.S. to play Canada at Nashville, 1st home World Cup qualifier
CHICAGO (AP) — The United States’ first home World Cup qualifier, against Canada on Sept.…
Actor Will Smith pays for July 4 fireworks in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fireworks are returning to New Orleans on Independence Day thanks to…
Meadows gets 3 hits, Franco homers as Rays beat Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Austin Meadows had three hits, including two RBI doubles, and the…
US military denies American troops in Syria were attacked
BEIRUT (AP) — A facility housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria came under attack late…
Edmonton’s Marco Arop races to second in Diamond League 800 metres in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM – Canada’s Marco Arop raced to a silver medal in the 800 metres at…
Cameco says workers will head back to Saskatchewan mine after wildfire risk drops
SASKATOON – Cameco says its workers will return to the Cigar Lake uranium mine in…
8 people wounded in shooting near Fort Worth car wash
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Eight people were wounded early Sunday when a person began…
Mathurin has 30 points, Canada beats Japan to improve to 2-0 at FIBA U19 World Cup
Benedict Mathurin poured in 30 points to lead Canada to a 100-75 victory over Japan…
Tragedy casts pall over July Fourth holiday in South Florida
The Fourth of July holiday was marked with somber tones in South Florida, where a…
‘We’re not finished yet’: Down 3-0, Habs focused on first step of daunting Cup climb
MONTREAL – The Canadiens have overcome wave after wave of adversity in 2021. From losing…
‘Figure of hope’ praised for role in COVID-19 fight after death
MONTREAL – A Quebec woman who was the first person in Canada to receive a…