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Videos purport to show protesters storming Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in anger over Quran burning
BAGHDAD (AP) - Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, online videos purported to show. The videos showed demonstrators at the d...
Jul 19, 2023
Canadian amateur Jasmine Ly gets first taste of LPGA at Great Lakes Bay Invitational
When Jasmine Ly walked into the clubhouse at Midland Country Club she was left speechless seeing so many of the golfers she admires, including fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson. "I was stunned for a bi...
Jul 19, 2023
Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Security will be heightened ahead of Thursday night's opening Women's World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly ...
Jul 19, 2023
Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in Auckland
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Security will be heightened ahead of Thursday night's opening Women's World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly ...
Jul 19, 2023
Winless Elks look to follow Redblacks' game plan in showdown with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - The underdog Ottawa Redblacks drew up a blueprint for the winless Elks to follow when Edmonton takes on Winnipeg on Thursday. The Redblacks stopped the Blue Bombers' rushing attack, put pre...
Jul 19, 2023
First-round draft pick Arjun Nimmala fits right in with Blue Jays organization
TORONTO - As soon as Arjun Nimmala arrived in Toronto, he knew he belonged with the Blue Jays. The 17-year-old shortstop was picked 20th overall by the Blue Jays at Major League Baseball's amateur dra...
Jul 19, 2023
Heat warnings start as temperatures of up to 38 C expected in the coming days
The first heat warning is in place as temperatures across southern Alberta are forecast to reach 30 C on Thursday and continue to rise into next week. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a he...
Jul 19, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Surrey, B.C., police issue Amber Alert for brother and sister
KELOWNA, B.C. - An Amber Alert has been issued across all of British Columbia for an eight-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother. Surrey RCMP say Aurora Bolton and Joshuah Bolton were last seen in...
Jul 19, 2023
New Zealand gunman kills 2 people on eve of Women's World Cup soccer tournament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A gunman killed two people before he died Thursday at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women's World Cup so...
Jul 19, 2023
Timeline of events surrounding failed talk leading to the B.C. port strike
The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia has issued a new 72-hour strike notice that could shut down cargo movements across the province again on Saturday. Here is a timelin...
Jul 19, 2023