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2 key UK Cabinet ministers quit Boris Johnson's government
LONDON (AP) - Two of Britain's most senior Cabinet ministers have quit, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Suna...
Jul 05, 2022

Vancouver's June home sales down 35% from last year, 16% from May: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales dropped by about 35 per cent since last June and 16 per cent from May 2022 as houses remained on the market longer a...
Jul 05, 2022

Familiar outrage greets deadly Illinois shooting; weapon was legally purchased: mayor
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The mayor of the Chicago suburb scarred by America's latest mass shooting says she was once the alleged gunman's Cub Scout pack leader. Nancy Rotering tells CNN that she expects ...
Jul 05, 2022

Wimbledon quarterfinalist Kyrgios due in court in Australia
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios is due in court back home in Australia next month, and a lawyer representing him said Tuesday the "precise nature of" the allegations "...
Jul 05, 2022

Wickenheiser among three Maple Leafs promoted to assistant general manager
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have promoted Hayley Wickenheiser, Ryan Hardy and Darryl Metcalf to assistant general manager and hired Curtis Sanford as a goaltending coach. Wickenheiser, a four-ti...
Jul 05, 2022

'A crazy experience': Flames' Mangiapane recalls NHL draft roller-coaster
MONTREAL - Plenty of young hockey players are set to live out childhood dreams this week. The NHL's first in-person draft since 2019 will see teenagers hear their names announced inside the cavernous ...
Jul 05, 2022

Assembly of First Nations meets as suspended chief fights for financial audit
VANCOUVER - The annual gathering of the Assembly of First Nations is being held this week in Vancouver under a cloud of criticism from its national chief, who has been suspended and denied entry to th...
Jul 05, 2022

De Grasse hopeful he'll be back in top form at the world championships post-COVID
TORONTO - A month before the world track and field championships, Canada's fastest man was winded just walking up the stairs in his home in Jacksonville, Fla. Andre De Grasse recently returned to full...
Jul 05, 2022

July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead, 30 hurt; man detained
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panick...
Jul 05, 2022

NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
BRUSSELS (AP) - The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative appr...
Jul 05, 2022