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Hockey Canada invites 32 players to national junior team selection camp
CALGARY - Hockey Canada is inviting 32 players to the national junior team selection camp next week in Ottawa. Four goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 18 forwards are on the list for the four-day camp sta...
Dec 02, 2024
Edmonton Elks hire longtime Stampeders assistant Mark Kilam as head coach
EDMONTON - Mark Kilam has been hired as the new head coach of the Edmonton Elks, the team announced Monday. Kilam, a University of Alberta graduate, returns to Edmonton after spending 20 years with th...
Dec 02, 2024
Turkey calls for reconciliation between Syria government and opposition to end conflict
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the opposition, the Tu...
Dec 02, 2024
Israel says Hezbollah fires at disputed border zone in first attack since ceasefire began
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone on Monday, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week, after Lebanon accu...
Dec 02, 2024
Israel says Hezbollah fires at disputed border zone in first attack since ceasefire began
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week, after Lebanon accused Israel of violating the truce ...
Dec 02, 2024
Alexander, Crawford lead deep Canadian men's downhill ski team into season
CALGARY - The Canadian men's downhill ski team opens an important racing season intent on making a multi-pronged push for the podium. Their World Cup speed season kicks off in Beaver Creek, Colo., wit...
Dec 02, 2024
56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match, authorities say
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday. Authoriti...
Dec 02, 2024
56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match, authorities say
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday. Authoriti...
Dec 02, 2024
Impeachment complaint filed against Philippine Vice President Duterte after she threatened president
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An impeachment complaint was filed Monday against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a legal storm over a death threat she made against the president, the...
Dec 02, 2024
Traditional people worry Ghana anti-gay bill will target their Indigenous identities
ACCRA - Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held on the outskirts of Accra, proud to be living out practices that colonists sought to eradicate. But th...
Dec 02, 2024