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State Department approves $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine
The State Department said Wednesday that it has approved $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine to enhance its air defense capabilities and provide armored combat vehicles, coming as the ...
In their words: Families of slain students share emotions at Bryan Kohberger's sentencing
The families and loved ones of the four students stabbed to death in a home near the University of Idaho campus faced Bryan Kohberger during his sentencing in a Boise court Wednesday in an outpouring ...
Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper’s ...
A 'prolific career' with the Orediggers, Blue Bombers add Max McLeod to the practice roster
McLeod made his Blue Bombers debut on Tuesday at the stadium. The club added the ex-Colorado School of Mines Orediggers ...
Late NFL star Pat Tillman's brother to undergo mental competency test before trial over crash
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The brother of late NFL star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman will undergo a mental competency test before his trial on arson and vandalism charges, a judge ordered Wednesday.
Philly cheesesteak maker challenged by the ever-rising cost of beef
For consumers, the average price of a pound of ground beef rose to $6.12 in June, up nearly 12% from a year ago, according to U.S. government data. The average price of all uncooked beef steaks rose 8 ...
Defence wants absolute discharge for Barber in 'Freedom Convoy' trial
Diane Magas, Barber’s lawyer, told the court she wants an absolute discharge for her client because he’s been out on bail without incident for the last three-and-a-half years. That decision would mean ...
No one killed in the Lake Tahoe boat capsizing wore a life vest, investigators say
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — None of the eight people killed when a boat capsized during a sudden and fierce storm last month on Lake Tahoe in California were wearing life vests, federal ...
From Uber Eats to Wimbledon, Canada's Carson Branstine climbing tennis ranks
A 24-year-old dual citizen — and cousin to Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman — Branstine enters the National Bank Open as a wild card this weekend in Montreal, riding a wave of momentum after ...
Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border ...
Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire
Some have taken to calling the area the “Republic of Stone Mountain,” a reference to the name of the multi-family village that still stands in a neighbourhood otherwise levelled by a wind-whipped fire ...
Ottawa threatens to pull Toronto's housing funding over sixplex decision
OTTAWA — Claiming the city is falling short on its promise to ramp up density, federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is threatening to pull some of Toronto’s housing funding.