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Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a c...
May 24, 2021
Canada's Diez and Zhao post first-round wins in French Open qualifying matches
PARIS - Steven Diez and Carol Zhao won first-round qualifying matches Monday at the French Open on a day of mixed results for Canadian players.Diez, from Toronto, defeated Elliot Benchetrit of Morocco...
May 24, 2021
Texas poised to allow unlicensed carrying of handguns
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas is poised to remove one of its last gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that...
May 24, 2021
Woman gets back $1M lottery ticket she had thrown away
SOUTHWICK, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the store wh...
May 24, 2021
Canada loses to Germany, falls to 0-3 at world championship
RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Germany beat Canada 3-1 on Monday at the hockey world championship to remain undefeated through three games. Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill allowed two goals on 24 shots as C...
May 24, 2021
Grande Prairie records 16 new COVID-19 cases, 21 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 16 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 recoveries for Sunday, May 23, bringing the active case total in the city down by five to 167.Four new cases and three recoveries were ...
May 24, 2021
Rays win 11th in a row, score 7 in 11th to beat Toronto 14-8
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Francisco Meja hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a seven-run burst in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays won their 11th straight game, outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays ...
May 24, 2021
Canada drops 3-1 decision to Germany to remain winless at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Canada dropped a 3-1 decision to Germany on Monday to remain winless at the men's world hockey championship. Nick Paul scored the lone goal for Canada, which has opened the preliminary ...
May 24, 2021
Stocks climb on Wall Street as appetite for risk returns
TOKYO - Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street as investors regained an appetite for risk following two straight weeks of losses. The S&P 500 rose 1% Monday, with technology stocks leading th...
May 24, 2021
Stephen Colbert says he's going back before live audiences
NEW YORK (AP) - In one more step toward a reopened entertainment world, CBS said Monday that Stephen Colbert's late-night show will return on June 14 to episodes with a full studio audience. Audience ...
May 24, 2021