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Shock and sadness in Rio favela after Brazil's early elimination from Women's World Cup
A group of girls and young women gathered early Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's working-class Manguinhos neighborhood to watch the Brazilian team compete in the Women's World Cup and pray for a win in t...
Aug 02, 2023
Shock and sadness in Rio favela after Brazil's early elimination from Women's World Cup
A group of girls and young women gathered early Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro's working-class Manguinhos neighborhood to watch the Brazilian team compete in the Women's World Cup and pray for a win in t...
Aug 02, 2023
Jury reaches decision on death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A jury has reached a decision on whether the man who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. Robert Bowers perpetrat...
Aug 02, 2023
Bad track record: Montreal's light-rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days
MONTREAL - A computer problem has led to a third disruption in as many days for Montreal's new light-rail train line. The rail network, owned and managed by Quebec's public pension fund, says it was f...
Aug 02, 2023
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say body of N.S. youth who went missing in flood has been found
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP say they believe they have recovered the body of a youth who went missing July 22 during a severe storm. Police say the province's medical examiner still needs to posi...
Aug 02, 2023
Jamaica holds Brazil 0-0 to advance to the Women's World Cup knockout round for the first time
Melbourne, Australia (AP) - Jamaica held Brazil to a 0-0 draw Wednesday and advanced to the round of 16 of the Women's World Cup for the first time. After conceding 12 goals in its Women's World Cup d...
Aug 02, 2023
Pope Francis to find heat and hope in Portugal along with the fallout from a sex abuse scandal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with t...
Aug 02, 2023
In the news today: Fundraiser launched to honour firefighter who died in B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Fundraiser honours firefighter who died in B.C. A fundraiser has been launched ...
Aug 02, 2023
29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday was Beijing's heaviest rainfall in 140 years
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in 140 years over the past few days. The city recorded 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday m...
Aug 01, 2023
Firefighter killed in B.C. called 'vital' member of the team
The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for. Big Cat Wildfire s...
Aug 01, 2023