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Canadian teen Victoria Mboko advances to second round at Italian Open
ROME - Toronto's Victoria Mboko is through to the second round of the Italian Open WTA 1000 tennis tournament after posting a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Italy's Arianna Zucchini on Wednesday. Mboko, who ad...
May 07, 2025
Turkish Tufts University student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a judge's order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whe...
May 07, 2025
Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's 'mystery brain disease'
FREDERICTON - A scientific analysis has found no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick. The study was published today in the journal JAMA Neurology. It says "unfounded...
May 07, 2025
Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City
The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting. "...
May 07, 2025
Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City
The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting. "...
May 07, 2025
Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs on Wednesday, two days after a federal ju...
May 07, 2025
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra will make his first appearance at business summit
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance at the B7 Summit in Ottawa next week. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is hosting the B7 Summit this year, an a...
May 07, 2025
Victoire look to exorcise last year's playoff demons in PWHL semifinal against Charge
MONTREAL - Laura Stacey learned a lot about playoff hockey in her first trip to the Professional Women's Hockey League post-season a year ago. The razor-thin margins. The gruelling physical demands. T...
May 07, 2025
Another comeback, but rare Game 1 win in a playoff series for Edmonton Oilers
LAS VEGAS - The Edmonton Oilers winning the first game of a playoff series was rare. Coming from behind to do it was not. Edmonton's 4-2 victory at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday to kick off a second-round...
May 07, 2025
Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were fined $7,700 or the option to serve 12 months in prison - the maximum penalty for the offense - for violating wildlife c...
May 07, 2025