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Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says Israel will keep "degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his nation will "continue de...
Sep 27, 2024
Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Friday for a meeting with Donald Trump as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invas...
Sep 27, 2024
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs
ZURICH (AP) - Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after crashing at the road world championships. She was aged 18. "Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,...
Sep 27, 2024
Wind warning in effect for Grande Prairie and Wembley
Strong wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected today, according to Environment Canada. There is a wind warning in effect for Grande Prairie and Wembley.The weather office says wind will pick up in th...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took the U.N. General Assembly podium on Friday and said he was there to refute the...
Sep 27, 2024
University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films, rejecting h...
Sep 27, 2024
Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.2% in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, following essentially no change in June, helped by strength in the retail trade sector. The agency says the growt...
Sep 27, 2024
Man City's Rodri has had an operation on his ACL and will miss the rest of the season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Spain international has also ...
Sep 27, 2024
Canada's Leylah Fernandez knocked out of China Open
BEIJING - Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is out of the China Open after being upset by American Peyton Stearns on Friday. The unseeded Stearns, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, took down the 20th-see...
Sep 27, 2024
Town of Wembley Council member receives Alberta Municipalities Award of Excellence
The Town of Wembley is congratulating a member of Town Council for receiving an award from Alberta Municipalities.Anna Underwood has received the Alberta Municipalities Award of Excellence for outstan...
Sep 27, 2024