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Murder case against father of nine-year-old Montreal girl moves to a grand jury
MONTREAL - The case against the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in Upstate New York will move directly to the grand jury stage. The court in Ticonderoga, N.Y., and the secretary for...
Jul 25, 2025
Toronto FC loses defenders Monlouis, Wingo and Gomis to season-ending injuries
TORONTO - Last-place Toronto FC will be without defenders Zane Monlouis, Henry Wingo and Nicksoen Gomis for the rest of the season. Monlouis had surgery earlier this month to repair hip and thigh inju...
Jul 25, 2025
Federal government posts $6.5 billion deficit in April, May
The federal government posted a $6.5 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared with a $3.8 billion deficit for the same stretch last y...
Jul 25, 2025
Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of man who argued he was unfit for trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the murder conviction of a man who argued he was unfit to stand trial because he experienced auditory hallucinations and schizophrenic delusions through...
Jul 25, 2025
Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration hasn't "had a lot of luck with Canada" in its trade negotiations ahead of next week's deadline to avert tariffs. Trump says his adminis...
Jul 25, 2025
The world's tallest teen, 7-foot-9 centre Olivier Rioux, gives football a try at Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The world's tallest teenager is trying his hand - his reach, really - at football. Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 centre who played for the Under-19 Canad...
Jul 25, 2025
France’s highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections, but permits future warrants
PARIS (AP) - France's highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad's personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing criti...
Jul 25, 2025
Blue Jays top prospect Arjun Nimmala focused on growth, consistency in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Arjun Nimmala has learned a lot this year. As the No. 1 prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, he's been figuring out what it takes to be a professional athlete while playing shortstop for th...
Jul 25, 2025
Florida Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights from 'Alligator Alcatraz' have begun
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) - Deportation flights carrying detainees from the immigration detention center known as " Alligator Alcatraz to other countries began in the past few days, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
Jul 25, 2025
Interior Health warns of potentially dangerous drugs in Vernon
The regional health authority has issued a warning about possibly tainted street drugs in Vernon.Vernon Matters received unconfirmed reports of three possible overdoses in Vernon between 9 a.m. and 10...
Jul 25, 2025
