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American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is freed after 7 months in detention
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An American who says he crossed into Syria on foot has been released after seven months in detention. Travis Timmerman told the Al-Arabiya TV network in an interview on Thursday...
Dec 12, 2024
In The Rings: New hammer rule to be tested at next Grand Slam of Curling event
As far as curling experiments go, a new rule that will be used at the next Grand Slam competition looks like a doozy. Organizers plan to test a setup that will see a team lose hammer after a second co...
Dec 12, 2024
B.C's Kaela Hansen, Emma Regan best friends and now teammates at AFC Toronto
TORONTO - Kaela Hansen and Emma Regan have been friends for ever. Now they are teammates again, this time with AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League. "We literally started soccer together ... a...
Dec 12, 2024
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 3...
Dec 12, 2024
Year in review: A look at events in December 2024
A look at news events in December 2024 so far: 1 - Belgium grants sex workers full labour rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions. The law establishing key rights including refusin...
Dec 12, 2024
Year in review: A look at events in November 2024
A look at news events in November 2024: 1 - A New Brunswick woman who lost two military sons to PTSD says she's honoured to be named this year's National Silver Cross Mother. Seventy-eight-year-old Ma...
Dec 12, 2024
Year in review: A look at events in October 2024
A look at news events in October 2024 1 - Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday. It is the first time an American president has lived a full century. The Democrat served as ...
Dec 12, 2024
Year in review: A look at events in September 2024
A look at news events in September 2024 1 - Israel recovers the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including an Israeli-American hostage. The family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin says they have confirmed his d...
Dec 12, 2024
Year in review: A look at events in August 2024
A look at news events in August 2024 1 - The Israeli military confirms the death of Hamas' military leader, Mohammed Deif. Deif was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July, knocking another leader of t...
Dec 12, 2024
Year in review: A look at events in July 2024
A look at news events in July 2024 1 - The strike is over at WestJet. The Calgary-based airline reaches a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousan...
Dec 12, 2024