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Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took the U.N. General Assembly podium on Friday and said he was there to refute the...
Sep 27, 2024
University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films, rejecting h...
Sep 27, 2024
Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.2% in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, following essentially no change in June, helped by strength in the retail trade sector. The agency says the growt...
Sep 27, 2024
Canada's Leylah Fernandez knocked out of China Open
BEIJING - Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is out of the China Open after being upset by American Peyton Stearns on Friday. The unseeded Stearns, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, took down the 20th-see...
Sep 27, 2024
Man City's Rodri has had an operation on his ACL and will miss the rest of the season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Spain international has also ...
Sep 27, 2024
Indicted New York City mayor could appear before a judge Friday
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's embattled and indicted mayor, Eric Adams, could make his initial court appearance Friday on charges that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free overseas tr...
Sep 27, 2024
Toronto Raptors expected to confirm plans to retire Vince Carter's No. 15
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are expected to confirm today that Vince Carter's No. 15 will be the first number to be retired by the NBA franchise. Carter will attend an MLSE Foundation event this aft...
Sep 27, 2024
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and ...
Sep 27, 2024
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgium's prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church's horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, demanding "concrete steps" to come clean with the past and ...
Sep 27, 2024
In the news today: Spy agency officials to appear at meddling inquiry
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Spy agency officials to appear at meddling inquiry Current and former officials of Canada's spy agency are sla...
Sep 27, 2024