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Israeli strikes kill journalists and aid-seekers as Australia backs Palestinian statehood
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli ground and air strikes hit northern and southern Gaza on Monday, killing aid-seekers as well as others sheltering in tents and homes as Israeli troops prepared...
Aug 11, 2025
Ski jumping's suit-cheating saga rolls on as 5 Norwegians are charged over 'manipulation'
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) - Two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the powerful Norway men's team were charged with ethics violations Monday after an investigation into alleged ...
Aug 11, 2025
Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the US under 7-year deal with TKO Group
NEW YORK (AP) - Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced on Monday. Under the deal, Paramount w...
Aug 11, 2025
Crystal Palace loses appeal against demotion by UEFA to third-tier Conference League
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Crystal Palace lost its appeal at sport's highest court on Monday against demotion to the third-tier Conference League because of breaching UEFA rules on club ownership wi...
Aug 11, 2025
Massive mudslide kills 7 volunteers repairing flood damage in northern Pakistan
GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) - A massive mudslide early Monday killed seven volunteers as they repaired a drainage channel damaged by flash floods in northern Pakistan, officials said, leaving three others i...
Aug 11, 2025
In the news today: Air Canada flight attendants picketing at airports
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada flight attendants picketing at airports Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airp...
Aug 11, 2025
Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday sentenced two men to public caning 80 times each after Islamic religious police caught them en...
Aug 11, 2025
Many public servants ran for federal office in the spring — only one of them made it
OTTAWA - Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivires, Que....
Aug 11, 2025
Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathr...
Aug 11, 2025
Voters head to polls for closely watched Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
MONTREAL - Voters are heading to the polls today for a closely watched Quebec byelection in which the leader of the provincial Conservative party is vying to win his first legislature seat. Conservati...
Aug 11, 2025