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Curacao, California to square off in Little League World Series final
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination brack...
Aug 26, 2023
A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city's mayor has told a television station. A city council member says th...
Aug 26, 2023
Redcliff legion hosting cornfest today until 8pm
, Reg's REDCLIFF, AB - Until 8pm tonight, the Redcliff legion is hosting their annual corn fest fundraiser. Burgers, corn and drinks are for sale, in hopes the legion can continue raising enough funds...
Aug 26, 2023
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final term Saturday. Mnangagwa won 52.6% of the vote, the Zimbabwe Election Commission said at a late-ni...
Aug 26, 2023
Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher's job: tribunal
LVIS, Que. - The psychological harm suffered by a Quebec elementary teacher after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her was a workplace injury, the province's l...
Aug 26, 2023
Evacuated Hay River mayor says town in better shape than feared the night before
A town in the Northwest Territories recently evacuated due to a raging wildfire emerged "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier when high winds and hot temperatur...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's Mitton earns silver in women's shot put at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Sarah Mitton earned silver in the women's shot put at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday. Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., had a top throw of 20.08 metres, which was a...
Aug 26, 2023
Canada's LePage, Warner sit in first and third, Mitton advances at athletics worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Pierce LePage and Damian Warner sit in first and third heading into the final two events of the men's decathlon on Saturday at the World Athletics Championships. LePage of...
Aug 26, 2023
'A protected right': Saskatchewan family speaks out over pronoun and name changes
REGINA - Kik Dueck loves gym class, especially long-distance running. The 10-year-old, who is nonbinary, says everyone at school "is really good about gender," but knows not all parents are accepting....
Aug 26, 2023
FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women's World Cup final, which i...
Aug 26, 2023