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Alexander wins first CFL start as Montreal Alouettes defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-16
HAMILTON - Caleb Evans threw a touchdown pass and ran for another as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-16 on Friday night. Evans cemented the win with a 39-yard TD pass to Dav...
Aug 2, 2024
Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui fires reach $4B global settlement, court filings say
HONOLULU (AP) - The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year's Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Friday, nearly one year after the deadliest U.S....
Aug 2, 2024
Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reins...
Aug 2, 2024
Iga Swiatek among top players withdrawing from National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - The National Bank Open has lost a lot of star power after three marquee players, including World No. 1 Iga Swiatek, withdrew from the Toronto tennis tournament on Friday. NBO organizers said...
Aug 2, 2024
Victims getting younger, says ALERT, as groups recognize World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
This week, there's an added spotlight on the subject of human trafficking, as groups around the globe mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (July 30).Human trafficking occurs in different form...
Aug 2, 2024
Mother blasts MPs on House committee for 'disgusting' treatment of her daughter
OTTAWA - The mother of a witness who stormed out of a House of Commons committee in tears berated Liberal, NDP and Conservative members for a "disgusting" partisan display in a letter Friday that she ...
Aug 2, 2024
US to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier there
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as President Joe Biden made ...
Aug 2, 2024
GPREP reducing hours of operation for Jasper Evacuee Reception Centre to 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership has reduced the hours of operation for the reception centre for Jasper evacuees.As of Friday, August 2 the centre located at the Holiday Inn & Sui...
Aug 2, 2024
Roughriders won't underestimate winless Elks as Tre Ford starts for Edmonton
REGINA - The Edmonton Elks have yet to win a game this season but the Saskatchewan Roughriders aren't about to underestimate their opponent heading into Saturday's CFL clash at Mosaic Stadium. The Rid...
Aug 2, 2024
N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion
HALIFAX - A week after shots were fired during a reunion of former residents of a historic Black community in Halifax, a teenager remains in hospital with a bullet in her body, and a local church has ...
Aug 2, 2024