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YMCA of Northern Alberta to receive provincial funding
Through the Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program, the Alberta government will be funding 13 youth-focused community programs in Alberta. One of those 13 organizations is the YMCA of Northern Alberta...
Jun 27, 2022

Atlanta defender Brooks Lennon out 6-8 weeks after injuring his knee at BMO Field
Atlanta United defender Brooks Lennon, who had to be carried off after suffering an injury in warmup prior to Saturday's 2-1 loss in Toronto, will be out six to eight weeks due to a medial collateral ...
Jun 27, 2022

Supreme Court's abortion ruling sets off new court fights
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as one side sought quickly to enact statewide bans and the other tried to bl...
Jun 27, 2022

Blackhawks, Luke Richardson finalize coaching deal
CHICAGO (AP) - Luke Richardson is the new coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, stepping into a tricky rebuilding process for one of the NHL's marquee franchises. General manager Kyle Davidson announced th...
Jun 27, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs sign defenceman Timothy Liljegren to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Timothy Liljegren to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$1.4 million. The 23-year-old Swede had 23 points (five go...
Jun 27, 2022

Ukrainian officials: at least 2 dead as missile hits mall
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian rocket strike hit a crowded shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk. Ukrainia...
Jun 27, 2022

WHO adviser says G7 leaders need strong leadership to end COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - A senior adviser to the director general at the World Health Organization says G7 leaders must make ending the COVID-19 pandemic a critical part of their summit in Germany or they risk losing...
Jun 27, 2022

Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for t...
Jun 27, 2022

UN chief: national selfishness delaying global oceans deal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Some countries has been holding up a global agreement on protecting the world's oceans...
Jun 27, 2022

NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an "era of strategic competition," the military alliance's sec...
Jun 27, 2022