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FIFA investigates misconduct complaint involving Zambia Women's World Cup team
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA confirmed it is investigating a complaint of alleged misconduct related to the Zambia team which played at the Women's World Cup. On Thursday, British newspaper The Guardian publish...
Aug 04, 2023
Penguins forward Guentzel to miss at least 3 months after right ankle surgery
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is out at least three months after undergoing right ankle surgery. Penguins general manager/president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas said G...
Aug 04, 2023
Jackson returns to Jays from family emergency list, Schneider set to make MLB debut
BOSTON - Right-handed reliever Jay Jackson is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays lineup after a brief stint on family medical emergency list. Jackson's son JR was born prematurely in early July. Infie...
Aug 04, 2023
New Montreal summer camp helps Ukrainian refugee children integrate in Quebec
MONTREAL - A free, new summer camp is aiming to help Ukrainian refugee children and their families settle in Montreal. Sixty children are participating in the inaugural edition of the camp launched by...
Aug 04, 2023
Researchers call for storm-resistant measures in provincial building codes
OTTAWA - As severe weather events such as tornadoes and derechos occur more often, researchers are calling for new provincial building code measures to better protect homes. Researchers with Western U...
Aug 04, 2023
New York authorities identify woman whose remains were found along Long Island coast
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) - Law enforcement authorities said Friday they've identified a woman whose remains were found as far back as 1996 in different spots along the Long Island coast, some of them near...
Aug 04, 2023
Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 20 years in prison
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) - A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny of extremism changes and sentenced him to 19 years in prison Friday. Navalny is already serving a nine-ye...
Aug 04, 2023
Unemployment rate ticks up to 5.5% in July as job creation lags population growth
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says employment was little changed last month as the economy lost a modest 6,400 jobs.Meanwhile, the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.5 per cent amid population growth.July ...
Aug 04, 2023
Telus announces 6,000-person layoff after Q2 saw 61% drop in net income
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. says it is cutting 6,000 jobs.The Vancouver-based telecommunications company says the cut includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus Internati...
Aug 04, 2023
Alberta expands medical lab test to reduce long waits, particularly in Calgary
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is taking more medical test appointments in-house starting this weekend to reduce bottlenecks and long waits, particularly in Calgary.The government-owned Alberta Pre...
Aug 04, 2023