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Canadian cricketers regain one-day international status at Namibia qualifier
WINDHOEK, Namibia - Pargat Singh led the batting attack with 66 runs and bowler Jeremy Gordon took six wickets as Canada wrapped up play Wednesday at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff with a...
Apr 05, 2023

Foreign veterinarians save sick elephant at Pakistani zoo
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Veterinarians said they performed a critical procedure to save a sick elephant at a zoo in southern Pakistan on Wednesday. Noor Jehan, 17, was brought to Karachi with three ot...
Apr 05, 2023

Indian man extradited from Canada to U.S., charged with human smuggling in Akwesasne
MONTREAL - Federal prosecutors in the United States say an Indian man living in Canada was paid thousands of dollars to smuggle other Indian nationals into the United States through the Akwesasne Moha...
Apr 05, 2023

Canada's Gushue beats South Korea 9-4 at world men's curling championship
OTTAWA - Canada's Brad Gushue defeated South Korea's Byeongjin Jeong 9-4 at the world men's curling championship on Wednesday morning. South Korea conceded after Canada scored four points in the eight...
Apr 05, 2023

Minister praises 'vigilance' of Winnipeg landfill staff after woman's body found
OTTAWA - The federal minister responsible for Crown-Indigenous relations is praising workers at a Winnipeg landfill for their "heightened vigilance" after the remains of an Indigenous woman were disco...
Apr 05, 2023

Zelenskyy visits Poland to thank ally and meet Ukrainians
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Military honors, tributes and praise welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife to Poland on Wednesday as the couple made a state visit meant as a gesture of t...
Apr 05, 2023

Violence at Jerusalem holy site raises fears of escalation
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence durin...
Apr 05, 2023

Liberal MP slams own government's 'bland statements' on Israel's far-right crackdown
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Salma Zahid is criticizing her own government's response to Israel's administration amid police violence in Jerusalem. The Toronto MP says Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly needs to go ...
Apr 05, 2023

Brazil man kills 4 children with hatchet at daycare center
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A man with a hatchet invaded a daycare center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least five others, authorities said. The state's firefighter corps said t...
Apr 05, 2023

Quebec ordered to pay ex-premier Charest $385K because of corruption probe leaks
MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has ordered the provincial government to pay ex-premier Jean Charest $385,000 because information about a corruption investigation targeting the Liberals was leake...
Apr 05, 2023