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Quebec gondola crash probe continues; victim identified as Canadian soldier
MONTREAL - The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed today that the man who died in a fatal gondola crash Sunday at the Mont-Tremblant resort was a military member. Fifty-year-old Sheldon Johnson of Kingsto...
Jul 18, 2023
Belarus arrests a prominent journalist in its continued crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist who has written for the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opp...
Jul 18, 2023
Maple Leafs hire former Canucks executive Clancey as assistant general manager
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Derek Clancey as assistant general manager, player personnel. The 54-year-old spent last season as an assistant GM with the Vancouver Canucks. He was a pro...
Jul 18, 2023
Alaska volcano's week-long eruption spews another massive ash cloud
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions...
Jul 18, 2023
An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian court sentenced a rights activist on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance o...
Jul 18, 2023
Canada might loosen Turkey arms embargo, Ottawa's former military envoy says
OTTAWA - A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. At last week's NATO s...
Jul 18, 2023
Opponents of telescope development in Hawaii urge UN to hold Canada accountable
OTTAWA - Canada is under fire for its support of a controversial telescope slated for development on Hawai'i Island, the largest island in the state, over allegations the project violates Indigenous r...
Jul 18, 2023
A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat
PHOENIX (AP) - This summer's punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery. Records are falling as temperatures soar, and millions of people are left clamoring for relief. The ...
Jul 18, 2023
Canadian arrested by U.K. police at on suspicion of membership in terrorism group
OTTAWA, Ill. - British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorism group. The Metropolitan Police in London, England say counterterrorism detectives arrested a 28...
Jul 18, 2023
Hurricanes sign Knoester to WHL contract
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have locked up their pick from the 2023 CHL Import Draft.On July 18, 2023, the Hurricanes signed Swedish forward Elias Knoester to a WHL Scholarship & De...
Jul 18, 2023