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McDonald’s Japan’s Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end
TOKYO (AP) — Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came…
Pete Alonso breaks Darryl Strawberry’s Mets franchise home run record
NEW YORK (AP) — The moment Pete Alonso couldn’t have imagined as a baseball-loving kid…
Venus Williams to get new Barbie as part of Inspiring Women collection
Venus Williams has a new Barbie, this one part of the dollmaker’s Inspiring Women collection.…
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Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire…
China to impose 75.8 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola, industry braces for impacts
Canada’s canola industry is urging Ottawa to act as farmers brace for steep losses over…
Shapiro declines comment on contract talks but says he wants to remain with Blue Jays
TORONTO — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro declined to comment on contract extension talks Tuesday…
North Korean and Russian leaders in call reaffirm their alignment over Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir…
Evacuations ordered as wildfire roars near Newfoundland’s largest city
ST. JOHN’S — Residents near Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city were ordered to flee a…
‘Best team ever formed’: Legends from 1976 Canada Cup team reunite
TERREBONNE — Serge Savard says the best Canadian hockey team he ever played on wasn’t…
Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new picture of law enforcement in the nation’s capital began taking…
Beyoncé wins first Emmy, for ‘Beyoncé Bowl’ halftime show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé has an Emmy to go with her 35 Grammys. Beyoncé…
The Latest: Mexico expels 26 high-ranking cartel figures to US in deal with Trump administration
Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major…
US grand jury indicts one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders and one of his friends
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted one of Haiti’s…
White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation’s 250th birthday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums…
Trump administration calls out human rights records of some nations accepting deported migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday released human rights reports for countries worldwide,…
Mali’s former prime minister Maiga taken into custody amid corruption probe
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Former Malian prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga was taken into custody…
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
ATLANTA (AP) — The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun…
The Latest: Mexico expels 26 high-ranking cartel figures to US in deal with Trump administration
Mexico is expelling 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major…
Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee…
Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O’Rourke to be jailed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ratcheted up President Donald Trump’s congressional…
Keegan Bradley as a Ryder Cup playing captain? He has Jack Nicklaus to thank for the chance
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Keegan Bradley has the support of key players and the…
The Little League World Series has had its share of drama before even getting to Williamsport
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The road to Williamsport was filled with more drama than…
Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border
MONTREAL — The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human…