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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro's claims that he won last month's presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost...
Aug 22, 2024
Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro's claims that he won last month's election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landsli...
Aug 22, 2024
Forge transfer Canadian striker Poku to Belgian squad for CPL-record fee
HAMILTON - Canadian striker Kwasi Poku has been transferred from Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League to Belgian side RWD Molenbeek for an undisclosed fee and future considerations. Forge said in a...
Aug 22, 2024
US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
U.S. authorities on Thursday announced the indictment of a Guatemalan national who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer ...
Aug 22, 2024
New deputy commissioner heads Alberta RCMP
In a formal ceremony on August 21, new Deputy Commissioner Rob Hill took command of the Alberta RCMP, taking over for Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki.Hill has served with the RCMP for 26 years. Mo...
Aug 22, 2024
Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have spared the life of death row inmate Marcellus Williams and instead ordered a hearing to proceed on Williams' inn...
Aug 22, 2024
Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region
President Voldymyr Zelenskyy toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Thursday in his first visit to the border area since his forces entered Russian territory more than two weeks ago. Duri...
Aug 22, 2024
Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Gilma strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane Thursday in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was forecast to remain a powerful hurricane for the next couple of days while stayi...
Aug 22, 2024
In the news today: Lockout could derail Canadian supply chains and disrupt commuters
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Rail shutdown begins as workers locked out In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways ...
Aug 22, 2024
Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
VANCOUVER - More than eighty years ago, Japanese Canadians came together to sustain The New Canadian, the only newspaper specifically for the community that was allowed to be published through the Sec...
Aug 22, 2024