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Robert Fico, Slovakia's populist prime minister, who returned to power on a pro-Russian platform
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, an episode of violence tha...
May 15, 2024
‘We had a real good inkling’: Farmer finds space junk in field near Ituna
A Saskatchewan farmer is experiencing a situation that happens once in a blue moon.Barry Sawchuk farms near Ituna, northeast of Regina, along with his three sons.Near the end of April, Sawchuk and his...
May 15, 2024
Canadian goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo to leave Arsenal when contract expires in summer
LONDON - Canada goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo will leave Arsenal this summer at the end of her contract. The 31-year-old from Welland, Ont., joined the London club from Sweden's Vittsjo GIK in January 2...
May 15, 2024
Toronto forward Natalie Spooner out of PWHL playoffs with knee injury
Toronto star forward Natalie Spooner is out for the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs with a knee injury. The PWHL team placed Spooner on long-term injured reserve Wednesday after she collid...
May 15, 2024
Ottawa to acquire Quebec Bridge from CN, will spend $1 billion on span over 25 years
QUEBEC - The federal government says it has reached a deal with Canadian National Railway Company to acquire the historic Quebec Bridge. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Quebec City tha...
May 15, 2024
Toronto FC hit hard by suspensions following initial review of NYCFC post-game melee
Toronto FC will be missing its coach and four players through suspension for Wednesday's game at Nashville SC after the MLS Disciplinary Committee handed down its initial verdict on Saturday night's u...
May 15, 2024
Toronto Argonauts move quarterback Chad Kelly to suspended list
GUELPH, Ont. - The Toronto Argonauts placed quarterback Chad Kelly on the suspended list Tuesday while Canadian defensive back Josh Hagerty was among seven players released by the CFL club. The placem...
May 15, 2024
Slovakia's prime minister wounded in shooting
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon and taken to hospital. Reports on TA3, a Slovakian TV station, said that Fico, ...
May 15, 2024
Wong sworn in as Singapore's fourth prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Singapore's deputy leader Lawrence Wong was sworn in Wednesday as the nation's fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure contin...
May 15, 2024
Biden won’t participate in debates sponsored by nonpartisan commission, proposes 2 Trump debates
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday on social media that he won't participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trum...
May 15, 2024