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First Indigenous Supreme Court nominee Michelle O'Bonsawin to speak to committee
OTTAWA - Michelle O'Bonsawin, the judge poised to become the first Indigenous justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, will speak at a parliamentary committee meeting this afternoon. Today's meeting wi...
Aug 24, 2022

Ukrainian Independence Day marked with exhibit showing life on front lines
OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada will today mark Ukraine's Independence Day with the launch of an immersive exhibition in Toronto created during the most violent phases of the war with Russia. ...
Aug 24, 2022

Thai court orders prime minister suspended from duties
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in ...
Aug 24, 2022

Commission: Seoul government responsible for facility abuse
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found the country's past military governments responsible for atrocities committed at Brothers Home, a state-funded vagr...
Aug 23, 2022

Bradley Jr. sparks 8-run rally in Jays' win over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled and scored to key an eight-run inning against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 9-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Georg...
Aug 23, 2022

Nadler defeats Maloney in battle of top House Democrats
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler has defeated U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney in a Democratic primary after a court forced the two veteran lawmakers into the same New York City congressional district....
Aug 23, 2022

Rep. Carolyn Maloney's 30-year career ends in loss to Nadler
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Democrat Carolyn Maloney's three-decade career in the U.S. House is coming to a close after she lost Tuesday to her longtime colleague-turned-rival Jerry Nadler, a Democratic ...
Aug 23, 2022

Mullin wins US Senate GOP runoff in deep-red Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin won Tuesday's GOP primary runoff for Oklahoma's unexpired U.S. Senate seat, making him a likely favorite to win the seat U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is leaving...
Aug 23, 2022

Curacao eliminates Canada at Little League World Series with 4-2 win
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The dream run is over for the Little Mountain Little Leaguers of Vancouver who, despite a desperate sixth-inning rally, were beaten 4-2 Tuesday and eliminated from title cont...
Aug 23, 2022

Florida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis
MIAMI (AP) - U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida on Tuesday, putting him in position to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall in a campaign that the Republica...
Aug 23, 2022