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South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state's death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal. A...
Jul 31, 2024
Colombian President Petro calls on Venezuela's Maduro to release detailed vote counts from election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election in which...
Jul 31, 2024
Canadiens sign defenceman Kaiden Guhle to six-year, $33.3M extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year, US$33.3-million contract extension on Wednesday. The contract begins in 2025-26 with Guhle entering the final year of hi...
Jul 31, 2024
Critic of Arizona’s elections operations unseats incumbent election official in GOP primary
PHOENIX (AP) - State Rep. Justin Heap, a critic of Arizona's voting operations in 2020 and 2022 has unseated Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the Republican primary. Elsewhere, Primary Elect...
Jul 31, 2024
Sudan's military says its top commander survived a drone strike that killed 5 at an army ceremony
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military said its top commander, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, survived a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony that killed five people in the country's east. The military sa...
Jul 31, 2024
In the news today: Rocky road ahead for Jasper's small businesses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper's fire-affected small businesses face rocky road ahead Jasper's small business community is facing a di...
Jul 31, 2024
Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists
HALIFAX - Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end. Every June ...
Jul 31, 2024
Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers
MONTREAL - Quebec has introduced new restrictions on Atlantic salmon fishing because of annual fish migrations that are well below average in most of the province's rivers. But a conservation group th...
Jul 31, 2024
TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zi...
Jul 31, 2024
Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville to reopen following wildfire threat
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is set to reopen Friday after a nearby wildfire forced residents and tourists to evacuate the region earlier this month. The hist...
Jul 31, 2024