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Leicester wins FA Cup for first time beating Chelsea 1-0
LONDON (AP) - Even sweeter than the powerful long-range strike from Youri Tielemans was Leicester being able to celebrate winning the FA Cup for the first time surrounded by its fans. And even louder ...
May 15, 2021

Quebec premier argues province has power to amend constitution in letter to Trudeau
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoting his proposed reform to the province's language law, which includes a potential change to the C...
May 15, 2021

Sweden striker Ibrahimović out of Euro 2020 with knee injury
MILAN (AP) - Zlatan Ibrahimovi will miss the upcoming European Championship because of a knee injury, the Swedish soccer federation said Saturday. Ibrahimovi limped out of AC Milan's 3-0 win at Juvent...
May 15, 2021

Djokovic outlasts Tsitsipas in ‘toughest match' of year
ROME (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off the court in a grueling, rain-delayed 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 quarterfinal victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Italian Op...
May 15, 2021

Palestinian march in Paris defies ban, is met by tear gas
PARIS (AP) - French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital. Hundreds...
May 15, 2021

Ethiopia again delays national election amid deadly tensions
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia has again delayed its national election after some opposition parties said they wouldn't take part and as conflict in the country's Tigray region means no vote is being ...
May 15, 2021

'It was a going concern': Remaining bar and hotel in Alberta coal ghost town for sale
WAYNE, Alta. - Built during the First World War, it survived the Great Depression, the Second World War and the closure of coal mines in the 1950s. Now the historic Last Chance Saloon in the ghost tow...
May 15, 2021

Real or hoax? Quebec scholars probe mystery letter allegedly from Titanic passenger
MONTREAL - Researchers from Universit du Qubec Rimouski are trying to solve the mystery about whether a letter in a bottle washed up in New Brunswick in 2017 is from a young victim of the Titanic. The...
May 15, 2021

'It was a going concern': Remaining bar and hotel in Alberta coal ghost town for sale
WAYNE, Alta. - Built during the First World War, it survived the Great Depression, the Second World War and the closure of coal mines in the 1950s. Now the historic Last Chance Saloon in the ghost tow...
May 15, 2021

Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by the mi...
May 15, 2021