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Chelsea defender Levi Colwill undergoes ACL surgery
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea defender Levi Colwill could miss a big portion of the upcoming…
Canada Super 60 cricket league set to debut in October at B.C. Place Stadium
VANCOUVER — The Canada Super 60 cricket league will debut Oct. 8 to 13 at…
Carney says he’s focused on building up Canada as Trump’s global trade war escalates
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Canadians are focused on building up their…
Q&A: Can Trump hold a census in the middle of a decade and exclude immigrants in the US illegally?
President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start…
Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4 people
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man…
US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers from Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States on Thursday announced a pause on all routine…
Villarreal signs midfielder Thomas Partey after he gets bail on rape charges
VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Spanish soccer club Villarreal signed midfielder Thomas Partey on Thursday, two…
Liberian women are leading the charge against the country’s drug crisis
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Women’s groups on Thursday led a protest of thousands of people…
Israel losing Canadian hearts and minds as poll shows growing outrage over Gaza
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds…
Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates Monty Python with stamps featuring iconic sketches and characters
LONDON (AP) — And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps…
Toronto film festival’s TV lineup adds Jude Law, Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette shows
TORONTO — Big-screen heavyweights are all over the small-screen lineup at the Toronto International Film…
France’s largest wildfire in decades contained after devastating southern region and wine country
VILLEROUGE LA CREMADE, France (AP) — France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained Thursday after…
Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from…
The Latest: Netanyahu facing opposition to reported plan for reoccupation of Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday that to destroy Hamas Israel intends to take full control…
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way…
Turkey reaffirms support for Syria’s stability and reconstruction
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reaffirmed Ankara’s support to Syria’s stability…
USA Gymnastics is entering a new era both on and off the floor as the US championships begin
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There was a time, not that long ago really, when Joscelyn…
A top Republican in the Georgia governor’s race is suing his rival over campaign financing
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the top Republicans running for Georgia governor on Thursday sued…
Lebanese Shiite ministers walk out of a Cabinet meeting over plan to disarm Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Shiite members of Lebanon’s Cabinet walked out a government meeting on Thursday…
The world’s black rhino numbers have increased but there’s bad news for others
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The number of critically endangered black rhinos has increased…
Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River…
Takeaways from AP’s report on Alaska Natives’ response to oil and mining proposals
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration and its allies have pushed aggressively for…
Here’s what you need to know about ESPN’s new streaming service and its deals with the NFL and WWE
ESPN’s much-discussed streaming service finally has its launch date. The network announced Wednesday that its…
The Paris office of Israeli airline El Al is vandalized with graffiti
PARIS (AP) — The Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was…