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High security, protesters expected at today's 'Walk with Israel' event in Toronto
TORONTO - A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. The United Jewish Appeal is holding its annual "Walk with Israel" event, which involv...
Jun 09, 2024
Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin
MONTREAL - In Quebec's Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world's most sought after minerals for manufacturi...
Jun 09, 2024
Polls open in 20 EU countries as voting for the European Parliament enters its final day
BRUSSELS (AP) - Polls opened on Sunday in 20 European Union countries, from Sweden and Lithuania in the north to Portugal and Cyprus in the south, as voters choose their representatives for the next f...
Jun 09, 2024
Seoul to restart anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts in retaliation against trash balloons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says it will restart anti-North Korean propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts in border areas in response to continuing North Korean campaigns to drop trash on the Sou...
Jun 08, 2024
Bobrovsky shines, Panthers blank Oilers 3-0 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup final
SUNRISE - Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves to register the third playoff shutout of his career as the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup ...
Jun 08, 2024
Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country, official says
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an official told The Associated Press. It wasn't imm...
Jun 08, 2024
Canadian men dig deep to beat U.S. 3-1 in Volleyball Nations League
OTTAWA - Canada's national men's volleyball team dug deep to beat the United States 3-1 in Volleyball Nations League action on Saturday. Canada, which has already qualified for the Paris Olympics, bea...
Jun 08, 2024
Jenny Shin takes 1-shot lead into final round of ShopRite LPGA Classic
GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) - Jenny Shin shot a 2-under 69 on Saturday and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic as she seeks her first victory since 2016. With the wind ...
Jun 08, 2024
Canadian Brad Katona uses ground skills to earn decision win on UFC fight card
LOUISVILLE - Canadian bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona, using his ground game to smother his opponent, won a unanimous decision over American Jesse Butler on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card...
Jun 08, 2024
Dornoch pulls off upset to win first Belmont Stakes run at Saratoga racecourse
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - When Luis Saez first rode Dornoch at Saratoga racecourse last summer, he told trainer Danny Gargan, "You have the Derby winner." That did not come true, but Dornoch made ...
Jun 08, 2024
