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Torrential rains in southern Japan cause flooding, mudslides and travel disruptions
TOKYO (AP) — Downpours on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global…
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive…
Dirty soda trend bubbles up to Canada with ‘Mormon Wives’ as inspiration
Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish…
Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered
MUNDRI, South Sudan (AP) — Joy Falatiya said her husband kicked her and five children…
‘Weapons’ horror film scores a box office victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s August, and horror and humor came to play. In a…
A’ja Wilson shocked at becoming first WNBA player with a 30-20 double-double
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There was only one way Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon…
Wildfire-related tactical evacuations near Kelowna cancelled
VICTORIA — Residents affected by a tactical evacuation issued for the Okanagan’s Joe Rich area…
Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — The hands of Yosbelin Pérez have made tens of thousands of…
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Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced…
Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal Pride parade
MONTREAL — Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags on Sunday as thousands of LGBTQ+…
Verlander has muted reaction reaching 3,500-strikeout mark in a disappointing season
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Justin Verlander added another memorable chapter to his legendary pitching career…
Security footage from Syria hospital shows men in military garb killing medical worker
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Footage from security cameras at a hospital in the city of…
Maritime memorial celebrates life of paddleboarder killed in Maine
ST. GEORGE, Maine (AP) — Friends and family of a Maine woman whose killing on…
Lions safety Morice Norris arrives at the team’s training facility after injury, AP source says
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions safety Morice Norris was at the team’s training facility with…
6.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balikesir province, killing 1 and collapsing buildings
ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday,…
Forrest wins at Trump International and gets congratulatory call from the US president
ABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) — Grant Forrest won his second European Tour title Sunday in the…
UN nuclear watchdog official to visit Iran in a bid to improve ties but no inspections planned
TEHRAN (AP) — The deputy head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will visit Iran…
Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s popularity may be cooling off in the summer but…
Giants’ Brian Daboll went viral for making ‘6 7’ reference. No, he didn’t learn it from Jaxson Dart
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Daboll went viral on social media this weekend for referencing…
Feel sticky this summer? That’s because it’s been record muggy East of the Rockies
More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on…
Alberta’s Drew Stuve wins third Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship bout
ENOCH — Local favourite Drew (Wild Boy) Stuve made short work of American Will (The…
Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community holds first Pride rally since US funding cuts
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Members of the Nepal’s LGBTQ+ community and supporters rallied in the…
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is on the defensive in Virginia’s race for governor
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with…