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Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Thirty people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in Yemen's southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains, the governor said Wednesday. Hodeidah ...
Aug 7, 2024
Melfort RCMP seize firearms after traffic stop in Kinistino
A call about people drinking in a parked vehicle in Kinistino has led to a firearms seizure. Melfort RCMP received the call Aug. 2 at 9 a.m. Officers spotted the vehicle after a patrol and conducted a...
Aug 7, 2024
Two former NHLers charged in world junior sexual assault case sign in Russia's KHL
Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), accor...
Aug 7, 2024
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won't survive if plan...
Aug 7, 2024
Ford 'happy as punch' about Walz as running mate pick, two months after meeting
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is "happy as punch" that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential tick...
Aug 7, 2024
Two former NHLers charged in world junior sexual assault case sign with KHL teams
Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), accor...
Aug 7, 2024
Many more dentists on board to provide care under dental-care program: Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland says he has seen a large jump in the number of dentists who have agreed to provide care under the new dental-care program.The government began accepting claims for dental ...
Aug 7, 2024
Ford 'happy as punch' about Walz as running mate pick, two months after meeting
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is "happy as punch" that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential tick...
Aug 7, 2024
Canada says travellers should exercise 'high degree of caution' in U.K. amid protests
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the United Kingdom amid a rash of ongoing demonstrations. It says visitors should "exercise a high degree of caution" in the countr...
Aug 7, 2024
Turkey submits request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa's genocide lawsuit against Israel, the foreign minister said. Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands, a...
Aug 7, 2024