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For democracy, it's a time of swimming against the tide
The old Nicaraguan revolutionary, with his receding hairline and the goatee that he had finally let turn grey, spoke calmly into the camera as police swarmed toward his house, hidden behind a high wal...
Jul 12, 2021
Star striker Jozy Altidore expected back in training with Toronto FC
TORONTO - It appears the Jozy Altidore impasse with Toronto FC is over. GM Ali Curtis said the star striker was expected back in full training with the team Monday, TFCs first session at its north Tor...
Jul 12, 2021
New B.C. wildfire forces evacuations in south Okanagan as some heat warnings resume
A new wildfire in British Columbia has forced the evacuation of nearly 80 properties, while residents of hundreds more homes around the south Okanagan lakeside community of Okanagan Falls have been or...
Jul 12, 2021
Cigarettes largely responsible for rise in grass fires throughout Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An entirely preventable situation has seen a steady rise in bush fire callouts for local fire crews.Cigarettes have been labelled a primary cause of multiple fires along the side of roads or...
Jul 12, 2021
Top US commander to exit Afghanistan amid Taliban surge
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is to hand over his command at a ceremony in the capital of Kabul on Monday, as America winds down its 20-year military presence and Tal...
Jul 12, 2021
Police investigate racist abuse of three England players
LONDON (AP) - British police opened investigations Monday into the racist abuse of three Black players who missed penalties in England's shootout loss to Italy in the European Championship final. The ...
Jul 12, 2021
Pope to spend a few more days in Rome hospital after surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis will spend a few more days in the hospital following his July 4 intestinal surgery to "optimize" recovery and rehabilitation treatment and therapy, the Vatican said Monday. Th...
Jul 12, 2021
Fleeing B.C. fires and Canada's rising vaccination rate: In The News for July 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July12 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 12, 2021
Two Jordanians convicted in royal plot, will serve 15 years
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian state security court has sentenced two former officials to serve 15 years in prison over an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy involving the half-brother...
Jul 12, 2021
Canada to reach 55M vaccine doses by week's end, catching up to U.S. on second doses
OTTAWA - Canada is expecting vaccine shipments to keep rolling in this week as the country inches closer to matching the percentage of people in the United States fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Th...
Jul 12, 2021
