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Senegal's leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegati...
Feb 3, 2024
Montreal police say 30-year-old man killed in armed assault Friday
Montreal police say a 30-year-old man was killed in an armed assault late Friday afternoon. Police say they found the man with at least one stab wound to his upper body after responding to a 911 call ...
Feb 3, 2024
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said Saturday. Chile's...
Feb 3, 2024
For the first time, an Irish nationalist is chosen to lead Northern Ireland's government
LONDON (AP) - An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice Presiden...
Feb 3, 2024
UPDATE: Big Hearts for Big Kids raises over $418,000
UPDATE: Sunrise House says in a social media post that Saturday's sold-out Big Hearts for Big Kids raised $418,637.88 for Grande Prairie's youth shelter.The post also says "Grande Prairie, you wrapped...
Feb 3, 2024
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, off...
Feb 3, 2024
Paris police: 3 people injured in stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon train station. Attacker detained
PARIS (AP) - An assailant injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympic host city before ...
Feb 3, 2024
AI brings deepfake pornography to the masses, as Canadian laws play catch-up
VANCOUVER - Underage Canadian high school girls are targeted using AI to create fake explicit photos that spread online. Google searches bring up multiple free websites capable of "undressing" women i...
Feb 3, 2024
Canada's Duchaine edges American Curran for gold at aerials World Cup
DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canada's Alexandre Duchaine edged American Connor Curran to win World Cup gold in men's aerials on Friday night. Duchaine, from Quebec City, finished with a final score of 1...
Feb 2, 2024
Whitmore has season-high 25, Sengun adds 24 as Houston Rockets rout Toronto Raptors 135-106
HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Cam Whitmore scored a season-high 25 and Alperen Sengun had 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in just three quarters to lead the Houston Rockets to a 135-106 rout of the T...
Feb 2, 2024