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Pence, newly burnished by Jan. 6 hearings, pressing ahead with presidential ambitions
WASHINGTON - Two of the central characters in America's January 6 drama are back in the national capital - both of them with presidential ambitions. Former vice-president Mike Pence, who refused to do...
Jul 26, 2022
De Grasse, Brown, Blake, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games following worlds
Sprinter Andre De Grasse and decathlete Pierce LePage are among the top Canadian track and field stars who have withdrawn from competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. De Grasse ran the anchor le...
Jul 26, 2022
Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the whe...
Jul 26, 2022
Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the whe...
Jul 26, 2022
Ronaldo arrives at Man United's training base, set for talks
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United's training ground with his agent on Tuesday with the Portugal great's future at the English club up in the air. Ronaldo has ye...
Jul 26, 2022
MPs begin another two days of hearings into Hockey Canada's sex assault settlement
OTTAWA - More Hockey Canada officials are appearing before a parliamentary committee this week as fallout continues over allegations that players from two World Junior Championship teams committed gro...
Jul 26, 2022
Montreal monkeypox cases levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere
MONTREAL - Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be hitting a plateau, but authorities say they're worried that soaring infections in the United States and a low vaccination rate could help the diseas...
Jul 26, 2022
Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted. The ...
Jul 26, 2022
Griner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumes
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted. The ...
Jul 26, 2022
Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader
OTTAWA - Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Pierre Poilievre to be the party's next leader. In a rare public return to party politics, Harper, who didn't wade into the Tori...
Jul 25, 2022