14-08-2024 17:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
Just 19, Santiago Lopez has a wealth of opportunities ahead of him. A dual citizen, the young forward was a star for Canada at the recent CONCACAF U-20 Championship and […]
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Superintendent scores with storybook
15-08-2024 02:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
A Selkirk school superintendent hopes a new storybook he wrote about belonging helps raise confidence in young readers this fall. Jerret Long is donating copies of his children’s book Rob, […]
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The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
15-08-2024 02:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned effective immediately, the head of the prestigious New York university announced in a message to the university community on Wednesday. […]
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Out-of-control retail crime threatening to close 10 city 7-Eleven locations, councillors warn
15-08-2024 02:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
Rampant retail theft across Winnipeg is threatening to take away the city’s longtime designation as The Slurpee Capital of the World. City councillors Vivian Santos and Ross Eadie said Wednesday […]
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Quarterback Rourke returns to Lions eager to play and win
15-08-2024 02:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
VANCOUVER – The time was right for Nathan Rourke to return to the Canadian Football League. After spending more than 18 months bouncing around with four NFL teams, the 26-year-old […]
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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success
15-08-2024 02:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, […]
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Falcons acquire 4-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon from Patriots, AP source says
15-08-2024 02:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
The New England Patriots have traded four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Matthew Judon to the Atlanta Falcons for a third-round draft pick, a person with knowledge of the deal told […]
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Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry lead a middling spy comedy in ‘The Union’
15-08-2024 02:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
“The Union,” an action comedy with Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, should have been more fun. Or more exciting. It certainly had a lot working in its favor, including big […]
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Taiwan no-hits Canada in dominant 8-0 LLWS victory
15-08-2024 02:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Kuei-Shan Little League team from Taiwan finished fourth in last year’s Little League World Series. Back in Williamsport for the second straight year, the team has […]
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Raiders WR Tre Tucker seeing clearly thanks to offseason Lasik eye surgery
15-08-2024 01:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Tre Tucker ran a go-route, first turning to his right and then adjusting to his left. Watching — with the help of modern science — the […]
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B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson’s
15-08-2024 01:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against global agriculture firm Syngenta over claims that its herbicide products cause Parkinson’s disease. A decision released online this […]
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Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims’ families
15-08-2024 01:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
DALLAS (AP) — The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346 people, saying in a court filing Wednesday that […]
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Northern Manitoba First Nation evacuates as wildfire burns nearby
15-08-2024 01:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
BUNIBONIBEE CREE NATION, MAN. – A northern Manitoba First Nation is being evacuated as a nearby wildfire threatens to edge closer to the community because of wind. The Canadian Red […]
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Officials probe why robbery suspects had gun of ex-LA officer involved in 2013 shooting spree
15-08-2024 01:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials are looking into why two robbery suspects were in possession of a gun registered to rogue ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner, who went on […]
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Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
15-08-2024 01:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts, notably […]
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Enjoying summer in the city made easier
15-08-2024 01:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
If it seems there’s more occasions to plop yourself down to have a cool one or enjoy some tapas in the sunshine on an outdoor restaurant patio, it may be […]
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Yankees place Chisholm on IL, wait for doctors to decide if surgery needed
15-08-2024 01:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Yankees placed third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a sprained left elbow and were waiting for more […]
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Cards-Colts joint practice has old-style feel as Marvin Harrison Jr. returns to Indianapolis
15-08-2024 01:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — The first joint practice between the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals created a throwback atmosphere Wednesday. Reggie Wayne went back to work on the field. Edgerrin […]
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Sexual abuse trial of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is delayed until Sept. 26
15-08-2024 01:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The second phase of Wander Franco’s trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor was delayed until Sept. 26. The decision of the court […]
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Big Georgia county to start charging some costs to people who challenge the eligibility of voters
15-08-2024 01:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
ATLANTA (AP) — An election board in one of Georgia’s largest counties has voted to start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters for the cost of notifying the […]
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Pérez beats Pirates following trade, San Diego’s 19th win in 22 games and Pirates 10th straight loss
15-08-2024 01:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Martín Pérez beat his old team in his first victory since San Diego acquired him at the trade deadline, and the Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates […]
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Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly
15-08-2024 01:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday indicated he will order major changes in Google’s Android app store to punish the company for engineering a system that a […]
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Football Canada appoints Peter Baxter to its board of directors
15-08-2024 01:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
OTTAWA – Peter Baxter, the longtime athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier, has been appointed to Football Canada’s board of directors. The governing body of amateur football in Canada made the […]
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Matsuyama’s caddie returns home to Japan after passport stolen after Olympics
15-08-2024 01:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is starting the PGA Tour’s lucrative postseason without his caddie and coach after they were victims of a robbery during a stopover in London […]
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Alabama lawyer accused of sexually assaulting handcuffed inmate, lawsuit says
15-08-2024 01:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
An Alabama lawyer and former state senator has been accused of groping and sexually assaulting an incarcerated woman and trying to coerce her into being his “sex slave,” according to […]
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Former Conservative MP, cabinet minister Chuck Strahl dies
15-08-2024 01:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
OTTAWA – Former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has died at the age of 67. Strahl was first elected in 1993 and represented the B.C. riding of Chilliwack–Fraser […]
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Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument
15-08-2024 01:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which […]
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Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution
15-08-2024 01:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A third person is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, Alabama authorized Wednesday, months after becoming the first state to put a person to death […]
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Jones finds home on Bombers’ D
15-08-2024 01:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
There are no guarantees in the world of professional football. Just ask Tony Jones. After appearing in 18 games for the Edmonton Elks last season — four of those being […]
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Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns
15-08-2024 01:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Google said Wednesday that an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people […]
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