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Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague
PRAGUE (AP) - Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details about the victims or the circumstances of Thursday's ...
Dec 21, 2023
2023 a watershed year in women's hockey with new professional league
Women's hockey in 2023 felt to Daniele Sauvageau like reaching the summit after years of pushing a boulder uphill. "The ball now is rolling down, so the momentum is impossible to stop," said the coach...
Dec 21, 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together...
Dec 21, 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, baseball's two-way superstar put together...
Dec 21, 2023
EU court: FIFA and UEFA defy competition law by blocking Super League
BRUSSELS (AP) - UEFA and FIFA defied European Union competition law by blocking plans for the breakaway soccer Super League, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday. The case was heard last year at the C...
Dec 21, 2023
EU court: FIFA and UEFA defy competition law by blocking Super League
BRUSSELS (AP) - UEFA and FIFA defied European Union competition law by blocking plans for the breakaway soccer Super League, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday. The case was heard last year at the C...
Dec 21, 2023
In the news today: Canada's ambassador to the U.S. talks Trump, UN resolution on Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Watershed year' for Canada-U.S. ties: Hillman Canada's ambassador to the Unite...
Dec 21, 2023
Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador
WASHINGTON - It's a truism in foreign-policy circles that the world learned some hard lessons from Donald Trump's volatile first term as president. But as the prospect of a second term looms, could it...
Dec 21, 2023
Canada faces green Christmas as El Nino follows warm summer, head climatologist says
Canada's chief climatologist says if you don't already have it, the song is only white Christmas you're likely to get. David Phillips of Environment Canada says most of the country has been unusually ...
Dec 21, 2023
'Very different Christmas' for those affected by B.C. wildfires this season
British Columbia's 2023 wildfires were a life-changing disaster for many, and their impact has echoed into the holiday season. The fire season was already breaking records by mid-August when forecaste...
Dec 21, 2023