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Greenland court extends anti-whaling activist's time in custody as Japan seeks his extradition
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. The court ruled Wed...
Sep 04, 2024
Canada's Nathan Clement captures Paralympic cycling silver in time trial
PARIS - Canadian cyclist Nathan Clement has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., was second in the men's time trial. Clement held the second-...
Sep 04, 2024
Canada's Greg Stewart repeats as Paralympic Games shot put champion
PARIS - Canada's Greg Stewart has won a Paralympic Games gold medal in shot put. The 38-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., threw a distance of 16.38 metres to win the men's F46 class at the Stade de France...
Sep 04, 2024
South Korea says North Korea has again launched suspected trash-carrying balloons across the border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round of a Cold War-style psychological warfare between the war-divi...
Sep 04, 2024
Failures by UK government and industry made London high-rise a 'death trap' in Grenfell Tower fire
LONDON (AP) - A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire says decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a "death trap" where 72 people lost their li...
Sep 04, 2024
Migrant boat seen trying to make an apparent crossing of English Channel a day after 12 people died
WIMEREUX, France (AP) - Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt from no...
Sep 04, 2024
Migrant boat seen trying to make an apparent crossing of English Channel a day after 12 people died
WIMEREUX, France (AP) - Just a day after 12 migrants died in a failed attempted crossing of the English Channel, another boat carrying several dozen people appears to be making another attempt from no...
Sep 04, 2024
In the news today: BoC set to announce interest rate cut today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada set to announce third consecutive interest rate cut today The Bank of Canada will announce its ...
Sep 04, 2024
Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies
EDMONTON - Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You...
Sep 04, 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has resigned, parliamentary official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned Wednesday, following an announcement last week from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that a Cabinet reshuffle was imminent. Kuleba's...
Sep 04, 2024