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Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy 15 Leopard 2 battle tanks and 130 personnel to a NATO force in Latvia by next year. Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement from Brussels, whe...
Jun 16, 2023
Iowa high court refuses to unblock strict ban on most abortions
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's high court refused Friday to unblock a strict ban on most abortions, rebuffing Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and, for now, keeping the conservative state from joining oth...
Jun 16, 2023
Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder dies from injuries suffered in crash during Tour de Suisse
GENEVA (AP) - Swiss cyclist Gino Mder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a descent at the Tour de Suisse, the Bahrain-Victorious team said. The 26-year-old Mder crash...
Jun 16, 2023
Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder dies from injuries suffered in crash during Tour de Suisse
GENEVA (AP) - Swiss cyclist Gino Mder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a descent at the Tour de Suisse, the Bahrain-Victorious team said. The 26-year-old Mder crash...
Jun 16, 2023
Montreal's Lance Stroll aiming for best result at home Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll feelshe'sfinally driving a car that can compete with the best on home soil. The 24-year-old from Montreal heads into this Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix driving for an Aston Mart...
Jun 16, 2023
In The News for June 16 : Manitoba grieving after deadly highway crash kills 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 16, 2023
Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Canada's top court will deliver the final word Friday on whether the pact between Canada and the United States to control the flow of asylum seekers violates their fundamental rights. The Saf...
Jun 16, 2023
'Hero to me': Kyiv's memory wall a reminder of losses in Ukraine-Russian conflicts
KYIV, Ukraine - Yuri Pisarenko reaches high up on the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, pulls down a faded portrait of his grandson and reverently puts an identical photo in its place. T...
Jun 16, 2023
Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring. Francis, 86, left in a wheelchair, ...
Jun 16, 2023
Tornado devastates Texas Panhandle town, killing 3 and injuring dozens
PERRYTON, Texas (AP) - A tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, killing three people, injuring dozens more and causing widespread damage as another in a series of fie...
Jun 15, 2023