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Founder of far-right English Defense League gets 18 months in prison for court contempt
LONDON (AP) - The founder of the far-right English Defense League was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in prison for violating a court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations agains...
Oct 28, 2024
Manslaughter probe continues 1 year after hockey player Adam Johnson's death in England
LONDON (AP) - It's been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent's skate during a game in Sheffield, England. A man remains under inve...
Oct 28, 2024
More than 43,000 Palestinians killed in yearlong war in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says
CAIRO (AP) - The number of Palestinians killed in the yearlong war in Gaza has passed 43,000, more than half of them women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday. The tally includes...
Oct 28, 2024
Man United fires manager Erik ten Hag after troubled start to the season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United fired Erik ten Hag on Monday after a troubled start to the season left the 20-time English champions in 14th place in the Premier League and the club's new...
Oct 28, 2024
More than 43,000 Palestinians killed in yearlong war in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says
CAIRO (AP) - The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 43,000 people have been killed in the yearlong war with Israel, more than half of them were women and children. The tally includes 9...
Oct 28, 2024
NATO confirms that North Korea has sent troops to join Russia's war in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO on Monday confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to aid in its almost three-year war against Ukraine and that some have already been deployed in Russia's Kurs...
Oct 28, 2024
Georgia's president urges West to back protests against governing party after it claims election win
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's president on Monday urged the West to support opposition protests against the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was de...
Oct 28, 2024
After doubling down on leadership, Trudeau hits deadline to respond to caucus letter
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is supposed to respond today to a group of Liberal MPs demanding his resignation as party leader, but the prime minister has already made his plans clear. At a Liberal caucus m...
Oct 28, 2024
Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing
TORONTO - Canada's reliance on food banks has soared to a grim new milestone, according to data from Food Banks Canada. The organization says it recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 - n...
Oct 28, 2024
Saskatchewan residents go to polls on election day as parties vie for power
REGINA - Saskatchewan residents will be casting their votes in today's election as they decide who will form the next provincial government. Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth-straight ...
Oct 28, 2024