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Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong fe...
Oct 03, 2024
Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. In a decision release...
Oct 03, 2024
Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture
CALGARY - Hockey Canada will hold a Beyond The Boards summit in Ottawa in November to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. It's Hockey Canada's second summit ...
Oct 03, 2024
Former Brier champ Menard returns to elite men's curling, PointsBet could be revamped
CALGARY - Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men's curling stage. The first francophone skip from Quebec to win a national men's championship has returned this season playing third for Felix A...
Oct 03, 2024
Prime Video's NHL reality series to debut Friday: 'There was no holding back'
Connor McDavid stands in the middle of the locker room. The Edmonton Oilers captain's voice rises as he emphatically calls on teammates to give more. His passionate, expletive-laden message - a side r...
Oct 03, 2024
Boat capsizes in eastern Congo lake, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clea...
Oct 03, 2024
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base
LONDON (AP) - The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that ...
Oct 03, 2024
How northern constituencies could affect the provincial election
As with all polling projections, Daniel Westlake is taking what he sees with a grain of salt, but when it comes to battlegrounds in the upcoming provincial election, the political science professor is...
Oct 03, 2024
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging continued support for Kyiv. Rutte met with Ukrainian ...
Oct 03, 2024
Israeli military says it killed a senior Hamas leader in a Gaza strike earlier this year
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago. It said that a strike on an underground compound in ...
Oct 03, 2024