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Bryan Gustafson's Smeltinator anchors Canadian's Bassmaster Classic victory
It weighed just 3/8 of an ounce but Canadian Bryan Gustafson's invention stole the show on pro bass fishing's biggest stage. On Sunday, Jeff Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., became the first Canadian to ca...
Mar 30, 2023
Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' top court has rejected Tehran's legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensat...
Mar 30, 2023
Manslaughter charge laid in relation to April 2022 Yukon overdose death
WHITEHORSE - A Yukon man has been charged with manslaughter in an opioid overdose death last year. Police say the charge is the first of its kind in the territory, which had Canada's highest per-capit...
Mar 30, 2023
Professors end strike at Quebec's Université Laval, approve conciliator deal
QUEBEC - Professors at Universit Laval in Quebec City have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal brokered by a conciliator, putting an end to their indefinite general strike. About 93 per cent of t...
Mar 30, 2023
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, sai...
Mar 30, 2023
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery," the theories backed by 15th-century "papal bulls" that legitimized the ...
Mar 30, 2023
Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stint in Florida
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived back in Brazil on Thursday after a three-month stay in Florida, seeking a new role on the political scene as authorities in the capital ...
Mar 30, 2023
Vatican: Pope improving since hospitalization with infection
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis rested well overnight and was "progressively improving" Thursday after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who had part of...
Mar 30, 2023
Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a top Russian diplomat s...
Mar 30, 2023
Pickleball Slam: Roddick, Agassi, McEnroe, Chang take swings
When Andy Roddick agreed to join John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang at the Pickleball Slam, the 2003 U.S. Open champion figured he had two distinct advantages against the three other Interna...
Mar 30, 2023