Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada loses gold in overtime to rival U.S. team; Jacobs to curl for gold
MILAN - Canada's women's hockey team was denied a repeat gold medal after a crushing 2-1 overtime defeat to the United States on Day 13 of the Milan Cortina Games. The deciding goal came about four mi...
Feb 19, 2026

Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial hits hurdle as fourth complainant testifies
TORONTO - The trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach hit another hurdle Thursday as one of his accusers repeatedly referred to her preparatory meetings with the prosecution while testifying a...
Feb 19, 2026

Gas explosion kills 16 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakstan (AP) - A gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan's largest port city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, including women and children, and injur...
Feb 19, 2026

Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law in 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection on Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in...
Feb 19, 2026

UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'
GENEVA (AP) - A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese rebels against non-Arab communities in and near a city in Sudan's western region of Darfur shows "hallmarks of genocide," U.N.-backed h...
Feb 19, 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps open CONCACAF Champions Cup run with 0-0 draw vs. C.S. Cartagines
CARTAGO - The Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off their 2026 campaign with a 0-0 draw against Costa Rican side C.S. Cartagines in CONCACAF Champions Cup play on Wednesday. The 'Caps were the dominant side ...
Feb 18, 2026

José María Balcázar becomes Peru's eighth president in a decade
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress late Wednesday elected legislator Jos Mara Balczar as the country's eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day ove...
Feb 18, 2026

Bruce Meyer elevated to players' association interim executive director
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players' association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark's forced resignation, a person familiar with the...
Feb 18, 2026

Bruce Meyer elevated to players' association interim executive director
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Bruce Meyer was promoted to interim executive director of the baseball players' association on Wednesday, a day after Tony Clark's forced resignation, a person familiar with the...
Feb 18, 2026

LeBlanc to meet with Trump's trade czar to talk about CUSMA review
WASHINGTON - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade said he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S....
Feb 18, 2026