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Out-of-state officers fatally shot a man blocks away from the RNC, angering Milwaukee residents
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Five Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot at a man who was in a knife fight near the convention, killing him, Milwaukee's police chief said Tu...
Jul 16, 2024
Messi likely to miss next two games for Inter Miami due to ankle injury
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi is likely to miss at least the next two matches for Inter Miami, his Major League Soccer team, after injuring his right ankle during the Copa America final, M...
Jul 16, 2024
Raptors sign Ohio State forward Jamison Battle
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed Ohio State forward Jamison Battle, who is coming off a superb season in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-7 Battle, a native of Robbinsdale, Minn., averaged 15.3 points...
Jul 16, 2024
Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man on Tuesday, 20 minutes before he was scheduled to face a lethal injection. The inmate has long maintained th...
Jul 16, 2024
B.C. caps international post-secondary student enrolment at 30 per cent of total
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has introduced new guidelines for public post-secondary education institutions, capping the number of international students at 30 per cent of their total enro...
Jul 16, 2024
Alberta, B.C. toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers
EDMONTON - The Alberta-British Columbia wine fight appears to be coming to an end. The premiers of both provinces announced Tuesday a one-year deal to again allow Albertans to direct order wine from m...
Jul 16, 2024
Jontay Porter, banned from NBA, asks court for permission to resume career in Greece
Jontay Porter, who has been banned from the NBA after admitting that he helped bettors by intentionally underperforming in games, asked a federal court Wednesday for permission to resume his playing c...
Jul 16, 2024
Husband sentenced to 16 years for killing, dismembering B.C. teacher Naomi Onotera
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who admitted killing and dismembering his wife has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. Obnes Regis initially pleaded not guilt...
Jul 16, 2024
Rolling Vancouver Whitecaps buoyed by return of Ali Ahmed and Sam Adekugbe
VANCOUVER - Ali Ahmed wasn't about to let distance and time zones keep him from cheering for his teammates. While the 23-year-old wingback spent the past several weeks with the Canadian men's soccer t...
Jul 16, 2024
After Copa success, Marsch hopes Canadian men's team can recruit more dual nationals
MONTREAL - Canada coach Jesse Marsch hopes his team's success at Copa America will have dual nationals thinking twice about playing for a different country. Hired in May as John Herdman's successor, M...
Jul 16, 2024