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A judge blocks limits on asylum at US-Mexico border but gives Biden administration time to appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking...
Jul 25, 2023
Jury delivers verdict over Brussels extremist attacks that killed 32
BRUSSELS (AP) - A jury on Tuesday found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks in 2016 that killed 32 people, Belgium's worst peacetime violence, according to Belgian media. Among...
Jul 25, 2023
Marine veteran freed from Russia in 2022 prisoner swap is injured while fighting in Ukraine, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department and a person familiar with the matter ...
Jul 25, 2023
Veteran Zach Collaros earns top quarterback grade in CFL's honour roll
TORONTO - Zach Collaros of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was graded as the top quarterback Tuesday in the CFL's weekly honour roll. Collaros earned a grade of 84.6 after completing 20-of-24 passes for 308...
Jul 25, 2023
Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics have answered their most pressing question of the offseason. Jaylen Brown will be part of the franchise for the foreseeable future. The Celtics' wing has agreed to ter...
Jul 25, 2023
Alberta groups decry Calgary family medical clinic fee for faster physician access
CALGARY - Alberta-based advocacy organization Friends of Medicare says the province needs to put a stop to a Calgary clinic planning to charge annual fees for faster access to a physician. Friends of ...
Jul 25, 2023
Ottawa buys nine Airbus planes to replace Air Force Polaris fleet that transports PM
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a contract with European aviation company Airbus to replace its aging Polaris fleet at a cost of $3.6 billion. The Royal Canadian Air Force uses the ...
Jul 25, 2023
Flames sign Darryl Sutter's son Brett to minor-league extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed former coach Darryl Sutter's son Brett to a minor-league contract extension. Brett Sutter and the American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers agreed to a one-ye...
Jul 25, 2023
RCMP to provide update on children missing in torrential Nova Scotia flooding
WINDSOR, N.S. - Police are expected to provide an update today on the search for two young children who were swept away in weekend flooding in Nova Scotia. A series of thunderstorms that began Friday ...
Jul 25, 2023
A year out from Paris, safe sport crisis has Canada redefining sport success
CALGARY - If an obsession with medals contributed to Canada's safe sport crisis, how will the country measure success in Paris? In federal parliamentary committee hearings in recent months, MPs were t...
Jul 25, 2023