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Naby Keïta will miss start of season for Werder Bremen because of injury
BREMEN, Germany (AP) - Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keta will miss the start of the season for Werder Bremen after being injured while preparing for a friendly. The 28-year-old Keta suffered a gro...
Jul 17, 2023
Chicago Blackhawks and No. 1 overall draft pick Connor Bedard agree to 3-year contract
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Connor Bedard have agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract for the No. 1 overall draft pick. The team said Monday the deal through the 2...
Jul 17, 2023
Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland
LONDON (AP) - A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale stranding in the area, marine experts said Monday. Marine rescuers, ...
Jul 17, 2023
War-displaced Ukrainians still settling in Saskatchewan
While the war in Ukraine may have faded a little bit from public view, Ukrainians are still setting up new lives in Saskatchewan as the war passes another grim milestone.Danylo Puderak, executive dire...
Jul 17, 2023
Police investigating the Gilgo Beach killings have searched a Long Island storage facility
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Detectives investigating the long-unsolved murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings searched a storage facility in the Long Island community of Amityville over the weekend, po...
Jul 17, 2023
One person remains in hospital after deadly gondola crash at Quebec's Mont Tremblant
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Quebec provincial police say one person was killed and another seriously injured Sunday at the Mont Tremblant resort when a gondola collided with a drilling machine. They say tw...
Jul 17, 2023
Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.N.'s World Food Program announced Monday that it is facing a shortage of funds and won't be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assista...
Jul 17, 2023
Pope Benedict's ex-secretary won't get a permanent job in his new German archdiocese
BERLIN (AP) - The longtime secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI won't be given a permanent job in the German archdiocese where he has settled, but will lead regular services at Freiburg's cathedral...
Jul 17, 2023
UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the hum...
Jul 17, 2023
Matheson hopes World Cup will further raise profile of women's game, boost new league
A veteran of four World Cups as a player, Diana Matheson knows the platform that the women's soccer showcase presents. Matheson hopes attention on the 2023 tournament will help springboard the Canadia...
Jul 17, 2023