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Maple Leafs hire former Canucks executive Clancey as assistant general manager
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Derek Clancey as assistant general manager, player personnel. The 54-year-old spent last season as an assistant GM with the Vancouver Canucks. He was a pro...
Jul 18, 2023
Alberta Grains unveiled as new name for merged wheat and barley commission
CALGARY - The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and Alberta Barley have come together as one.The new name of their merged commission has been announced as Alberta Grains. The new commission will begin op...
Jul 18, 2023
Province announces $10.5 million for Indigenous school partnerships
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said it wants to improve educational outcomes and opportunities for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students.The province will provide $10.5 million to its I...
Jul 18, 2023
Alaska volcano's week-long eruption spews another massive ash cloud
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions...
Jul 18, 2023
An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian court sentenced a rights activist on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance o...
Jul 18, 2023
Canada might loosen Turkey arms embargo, Ottawa's former military envoy says
OTTAWA - A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. At last week's NATO s...
Jul 18, 2023
Opponents of telescope development in Hawaii urge UN to hold Canada accountable
OTTAWA - Canada is under fire for its support of a controversial telescope slated for development on Hawai'i Island, the largest island in the state, over allegations the project violates Indigenous r...
Jul 18, 2023
A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat
PHOENIX (AP) - This summer's punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery. Records are falling as temperatures soar, and millions of people are left clamoring for relief. The ...
Jul 18, 2023
Wisconsin's top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's top elections administrator on Tuesday became the latest official in a battleground state to say they have been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the spe...
Jul 18, 2023
Ex-Ajax and Manchester United goalie Van der Sar leaves intensive care after bleed around his brain
AMSTERDAM (AP) - Former Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been released from an intensive care unit in a Dutch hospital and hopes to return home next week as he recovers from a bleed around...
Jul 18, 2023