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Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at Olympics
TOKYO - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the Olympic flame in her native coun...
Jul 27, 2021
Georgia man pleading guilty to 4 of 8 Asian spa killings
CANTON, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was pleading guilty in Cherokee County on Tuesday, hoping for a sentence of life without parol...
Jul 27, 2021
Jan. 6 hearing opens as police detail violence, injuries
WASHINGTON (AP) - A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection opened its first hearing Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters br...
Jul 27, 2021
Canadian weightlifter Charron wins Canada's second gold in Tokyo
TOKYO - Weightlifter Maude Charron has won Canada's second gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Charron, from Rimouski, Que., finished first in the women's 64-kilogram competition after a successful lift of...
Jul 27, 2021
Koreas talk again in dormant channels, agree to improve ties
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North and South Korea exchanged messages Tuesday in communication channels that have been dormant for more than a year and agreed to improve ties - positive steps but ones th...
Jul 27, 2021
COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie climb over weekend
COVID-19 cases in the Grande Prairie area have started to climb once again.There are now nine active cases in the City, along with eight active in the CountyThe increase comes as 387 new cases were id...
Jul 27, 2021
County of Grande Prairie Council hoping agricultural disaster declaration makes federal/provincial governments take notice
A member of County of Grande Prairie Council says Monday's declaration of an agricultural disaster is meant to show the severe effects of the drought.Councillor and Ag. Service Board chair Corey Beck ...
Jul 27, 2021
Explosion at chemical complex in German city of Leverkusen
BERLIN (AP) - An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud rising into the air. Germany's Federal Office for Ci...
Jul 27, 2021
Tokyo hits record 2,848 virus cases days after Games begin
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier...
Jul 27, 2021
Andreescu learning from 2021 disappointment, hoping to bounce back on hardcourt
Bianca Andreescu got so used to winning in 2019 she almost forgot what it felt like to lose. The 21-year-old Canadian tennis star has been relearning to deal with disappointment on the court this seas...
Jul 27, 2021