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Vancouver Whitecaps split with left back Ali Adnan following extended visa issues
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have parted ways with defender Ali Adnan following extended visa…
Lithuania declares emergency due to migration from Belarus
HELSINKI (AP) — Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of…
Canadian men beaten 68-12 by Wales in return to test rugby
CARDIFF, Wales – Canada’s return to test rugby proved to be a lopsided affair Saturday…
Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime reaches fourth round at Wimbledon
LONDON – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is the latest Canadian to reach the fourth round at…
Houstan, Nembhard score 18 apiece to lead Canada past Lithuania in U19 World Cup
DAUGAVPILS – Caleb Houstan and Ryan Nembhard scored 18 points apiece Saturday to lift Canada…
‘Resilience’ is catchphrase for Canada’s Tokyo Olympic track and field team
TORONTO – The world No. 1-ranked decathlete Damian Warner trained in an unheated hockey arena…
Egypt opens naval base, latest example of military build-up
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president inaugurated a new naval base on the Mediterranean Sea on…
At least 43 migrants drown off Tunisia; 84 rescued
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on…
Syria government shelling kills 8, mostly children, in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Artillery fire from government-controlled territory and airstrikes Saturday killed at least eight…
Confidential national security docs left on human rights lawyer’s Halifax porch
OTTAWA – A human rights lawyer says documents that the Canadian government argues contain confidential…
H.E.R. among artists educating kids on civics in new series
NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to making great music, H.E.R. wants to be an…
New Mexico forest draws crowd for annual ‘Rainbow Gathering’
CARSON NATIONAL FOREST, N.M. (AP) — Across a mile-long stretch of forest in a remote…
The Latest: Coco Gauff reaches Wimbledon 4th round again
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local): 3:05 p.m. Coco Gauff…
Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle…
Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in COVID patients
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A deadly fungal infection known as “black fungus’ that first surfaced…
Records show pressure by Trump, allies on Arizona officials
PHOENIX (AP) — Newly released records show the top Republicans in Arizona’s largest county dodged…
French far-right chief criticized for her mainstream turn
PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is facing stinging criticism for making…
Fortress-led group to buy UK’s Morrisons for $8.7 billion
LONDON (AP) — A group led by U.S.-based Fortress Investment has agreed to buy Morrisons,…
Rocky path ahead as Chicago set to get elected school board
CHICAGO (AP) — ILCHS801,802, ILSPR801 set for time release at 8a Saturday, July 3. After…
Vatican indicts 10 people, including a cardinal, in UK deal
ROME (AP) — A Vatican judge on Saturday indicted 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal,…
Delegates fail to agree on legal basis for Libya elections
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan delegates failed to agree on a legal framework to hold presidential…
Iran president warns of possible new wave of COVID cases
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran may face another wave…
Jill Biden’s travels show range of missions and emotions
PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix…
Former EU head, ex-PM Tusk to lead Poland’s opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected…