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Police say two men from Ontario arrested after shots fired at home north of Montreal
LORRAINE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two men from Ontario have been arrested after an investigation into shots fired at a home north of Montreal led to an early-morning police chase. Police s...
Jan 20, 2024
Canadian snowboarder Brearley wins World Cup gold in slopestyle
LAAX, Switzerland - Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, On...
Jan 20, 2024
Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the "rat hole"
CHICAGO (AP) - You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole." The indentat...
Jan 20, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Medvedev ne...
Jan 20, 2024
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year ter...
Jan 20, 2024
Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population
MONTREAL - The village of Ste-Ptronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders. Tourists flock to the hamlet at the tip of picturesque Orleans Island to see its French colonial architect...
Jan 20, 2024
Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians
OTTAWA - As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservati...
Jan 20, 2024
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3rd-round loss to Linda Noskova
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round loss to 50th-ranked Linda Noskova. Swiatek is a four-time major winner but has never ...
Jan 20, 2024
Reported Israeli airstrike on Damascus kills commander with Iran's elite Quds Force
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing a commander and one of his deputies, Syria...
Jan 20, 2024
That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song
VANCOUVER - The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in the treetops. But the songs documented in new research emanate from sites including abandoned mines in British ...
Jan 20, 2024