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Montreal's new, for-profit light-rail system: national model or cautionary tale?
Montreal's new light-rail train network stands out among major transit projects in Canada: it opened within a relatively short time frame and government didn't get in the way. Eight years after its co...
Jul 28, 2023
Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease c...
Jul 27, 2023
Miguel Angel Jimenez takes 1st-round lead at the Senior British Open
BRIDGEND, Wales (AP) - Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 5-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the Senior British Open on Thursday, five years after he became the first Spaniard to win the tournament. ...
Jul 27, 2023
Paula Reto leads Evian Championship after 1st round, Henderson five back
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Paula Reto had eight birdies as she carded a 7-under 64 to take a surprise first-round lead at the vian Championship on Thursday. The 33-year-old South African holds a t...
Jul 27, 2023
Lee Hodges has first-round lead in 3M Open, Canada's Svensson three back
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) - Lee Hodges got off to a good start in his bid to make the FedEx Cup playoffs, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 3M Open. Two-time ...
Jul 27, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign winger Vladimir Tarasenko to one-year, US$5M contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year contract worth US$5 million on Thursday. Tarasenko, 31, is a six-time 30-goal scorer in the NHL. Last season, Tarasenko had ...
Jul 27, 2023
Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI receive...
Jul 27, 2023
Five homes in Northwest Territories lost in wildfire, road closed: fire agency
YELLOWKNIFE - An out-of-control wildfire in the Northwest Territories has destroyed five homes in a community about 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. Mike Westwick, who is the fire information ...
Jul 27, 2023
Davis still a Ticat after failed physical voids trade to Calgary Stampeders
Ja'Gared Davis is still a Hamilton Tiger-Cat. Hamilton dealt the veteran defensive lineman to the Calgary Stampeders on Tuesday. But the deal was voided Thursday after Davis failed his physical. That ...
Jul 27, 2023
A 3rd defendant has been added alongside Trump and valet in classified documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) - A third defendant has been charged alongside former President Donald Trump and his valet in the classified documents case in Florida, court records show. The charges against the indi...
Jul 27, 2023