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Israel arrests Palestinian rights lawyer who protested Abbas
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian human rights lawyer was detained by Israeli forces early Sunday…
Race is on to get rental assistance out to avert evictions
BOSTON (AP) — More than $7,000 behind on rent, Tyesha Young had hoped a program…
Indians plant millions of saplings amid mass campaign
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than a million people on Sunday began planting 250 million…
Border restrictions to begin easing, slowly, for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
WASHINGTON – After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to…
Pope adds Slovakia trip to Hungary visit in September
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he’ll go to Slovakia in…
Serbia police find illegal migrant camp, people smugglers
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police on Sunday said they have discovered an illegal migrant…
National Spelling Bee stalwarts persevere through 2-year gap
When the Scripps National Spelling Bee was canceled last year because of the pandemic, Avani…
Tory MP fighting gay ‘blood ban’ says Parliament could have worked ‘better’ on C-6
OTTAWA – Eric Duncan has spoken more about his sexuality in the past two years…
Reopening anxiety: experts say shaking lockdown habits will be hard for some
Samantha Yammine felt a wave of anxiety last week before visiting the new coffee shop…
Japan’s leader pushes rescue after deadly mudslide hits town
ATAMI, Japan (AP) — More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through…
No winning ticket for Saturday’s $11.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $11.6 million jackpot in Saturday night’s…
Scoreboard for Saturday, July 3, 2021
Saturday’s Games NBA Best-of-Seven Conference Finals Milwaukee 118 Atlanta 107 (Milwaukee wins series 4-2) —…
Damage forces evacuation of Miami Beach apartment building
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A three-story apartment building in South Florida was evacuated after…
Choiniere’s 1st MLS goal helps Montreal beat Inter Miami 1-0
HARRISON, N.J. – Mathieu Choiniere’s smile said it all. The homegrown CF Montreal player was…
CPL Roundup: Valour FC continues perfect start to season by beating Ottawa 2-0
WINNIPEG – Raphael Ohin and Moses Dyer scored to lead Valour FC over Atletico Ottawa…
LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group
Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often…
Officials say two bodies discovered in Lytton, B.C., after wildfire
The BC Coroners Service says two people were found dead in the village of Lytton,…
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrate against Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in the occupied West Bank city…
Court OK’s probe of Brazil’s Bolsonaro, who faces protests
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protests against President Jair Bolsonaro spread across Brazil on Saturday,…
3 dead as Elsa speeds through Caribbean, aims for Cuba
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Elsa battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the…
Bucks beat Hawks, head to NBA Finals for 1st time since 1974
ATLANTA (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are headed back to the NBA Finals for the…
Man killed in shooting at Atlanta-area country club
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A shooting at an Atlanta-area country club has left one man…
2 dead, 20 missing after mudslide rips through Japan town
TOKYO (AP) — A gush of mud that swept away homes and cars in a…
Toronto FC suffer disastrous 7-1 loss for sixth-straight defeat
WASHINGTON – Another disastrous result left Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley without words on Saturday.…