NHL GMs on potential move away from centralized draft: ‘It’s gonna be different’
LAS VEGAS – Brad Treliving loves everything about the NHL draft. The conversations. The camaraderie. Catching up with old colleagues. Meeting new ones. Seeing teenagers live out one of their […]
View ArticleParamilitary forces attack a city under military control in central Sudan,...
CAIRO (AP) — Fighting continued to rage between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group in a city in a central province, officials said Sunday, opening yet another front in […]
View ArticleHungary’s Orbán presents a new alliance with Austrian and Czech nationalist...
VIENNA (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday presented a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other […]
View ArticleAn unknown Newfoundland soldier killed in the First World War is being laid...
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The remains of a soldier from Newfoundland killed in the battlefields of France during the First World War will be laid to rest in St. John’s […]
View ArticleCanada’s shifting airline rivalries reflected in changing market share
In a country traditionally dominated by two national airlines, a new set of aviation rivalries has emerged. Porter is increasingly moving in on Air Canada’s home turf of Central Canada […]
View ArticleThe new airline rivalries: Air Canada vs. Porter, WestJet vs. Flair
MONTREAL – On a warm Wednesday this month, a cartoon raccoon raised a cocktail glass and sarcastically saluted Air Canada. The social media image, posted by Porter Airlines, included an […]
View ArticleAs police increasingly use facial recognition technology, calls grow for...
MONTREAL – Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back […]
View ArticleCreators urge Ottawa to force disclosure of ‘black box’ AI system training
OTTAWA – Canadian creators and publishers want the government to do something about the unauthorized and usually unreported use of their content to train generative artificial intelligence systems. But...
View ArticleThousands gather in downtown Toronto for one of Canada’s largest Pride parades
TORONTO – One of the country’s largest Pride events will culminate Sunday with a massive celebration. The Toronto Pride Parade will wind through the streets of the Ontario capital, with […]
View ArticleUFC 303 reports a nearly $16M gate, its 4th-biggest despite 3 bouts with...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s broken toe couldn’t keep MMA fans away from T-Mobile Arena on Saturday for UFC 303, as the 30-year-old organization celebrated its fourth-highest gate. With […]
View ArticleMauritania’s President Ghazouani wins reelection, provisional results show
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani will be reelected, provisional results from all polling stations showed on Sunday, after positioning the country as a...
View ArticleFrench far right ahead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s how runoff...
PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World […]
View ArticleUK’s landmark postwar elections: When Blair won the first of his 3 elections...
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be […]
View ArticleFrench far right leads after legislative elections’ 1st round but rivals hope...
PARIS (AP) — France’s National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, according to results released early Monday, bringing the far-right party to the brink […]
View ArticleCanada’s telecom sector harnessing AI to boost efficiency, but trust concerns...
Canada’s telecommunications sector is poised to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence to find ways to save costs, simplify customer experiences and increase revenues, industry watchers say. The...
View ArticleIt’s time to dole out a few unconventional midseason baseball awards
The major league season has passed its halfway point — in terms of games, not the All-Star break — so award speculation is going to heat up. First-half MVP, Cy […]
View ArticleUS women’s soccer is in transition heading into Olympics. Spain hopes to...
The signs that the U.S. national team’s dominance was slipping started to emerge back at the Tokyo Olympics. The United States was vying to become the first team to win […]
View ArticleEuropean Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with...
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose […]
View ArticlePakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content...
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death for sharing what it said was hateful content against Muslims on social media after one of […]
View ArticleEuro 2024: After shaky group stage, Netherlands still favored against Romania...
MUNICH (AP) — Romania plays the Netherlands on Tuesday in the round of 16 at the European Championship. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) in Munich. The […]
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