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US secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it has secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who have arrived in Guatemala, where they would apply for asylum p...
Sep 05, 2024

Quebec premier to shuffle cabinet today after 'superminister' Fitzgibbon steps down
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is expected to shuffle his cabinet later today following the sudden departure of one of his most influential ministers. Pierre Fitzgibbon, the "superminister" wh...
Sep 05, 2024

Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government. The appointment of t...
Sep 05, 2024

Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games
Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary's James Fowler High School when he was in Grade 12. A happy offshoot of that clash with authority was the suggestion...
Sep 05, 2024

Police shoot suspicious person near a museum and Israeli Consulate in Munich
BERLIN (AP) - Police in Munich said officers fired shots at a suspicious person on Thursday in an area near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city's Nazi-era history. Police said on the social...
Sep 05, 2024

What's next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau?
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to trigger the next election now that he's axed his political pact with the Liberals, but strategists say that could prove to be both an asset and a ...
Sep 05, 2024

B.C. will stand up to 'unfair' duties after sawmill closures: Forests minister
British Columbia's forests minister says the province will fight against "unfair duties and stand up for forestry workers" after Canfor Corp. announced the closure of two northern B.C. sawmills, partl...
Sep 05, 2024

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner. A spokesperson...
Sep 05, 2024

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner. A spok...
Sep 05, 2024

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner. A spokesperson...
Sep 05, 2024