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Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor Ishiba takes office
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to take office. Ishiba was chosen as the governing Liberal Democrati...
Sep 30, 2024
Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua's ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, has died at age 77, Nicar...
Sep 30, 2024
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. ...
Sep 30, 2024
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan election campaign to begin Tuesday
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is confirming what has been widely expected - the provincial election campaign starts Tuesday. Moe says in a post on social media that he plans to ask Lt.-Gov. ...
Sep 30, 2024
B.C. condo owners' group ordered to repay owner for cockroach control bill
VANCOUVER - The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that a British Columbia condominium owner should be repaid thousands of dollars she was charged to eradicate a cockroach infestation in her building...
Sep 30, 2024
Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?
VANCOUVER - The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia's provincial election but without many of the familiar faces that have graced lawn signs of elections past. About a q...
Sep 30, 2024
A list of Quebec language law sections that bilingual municipalities want struck down
A group of 23 bilingual municipalities in Quebec has asked a Superior Court judge to suspend the application of several portions of the province's 2022 language reform, known as Bill 96. Lawyer Julius...
Sep 30, 2024
Five things to know ahead of Toronto Raptors training camp in Montreal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors' pre-season will look like. NEVER REALLY STOPPED - Head c...
Sep 30, 2024
Rebels This Week: September 30-October 6
Tigers Tamed... Twice!It was a rather successful weekend for the Rebels as they defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers, the CHL's number one ranked team, on back-to-back nights!Friday at the Peavey Centrium...
Sep 30, 2024
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Fulton County Superio...
Sep 30, 2024