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South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections.
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Vancouver Canucks goalie Silovs confident, calm heading into new season

Vancouver Canucks goalie Silovs confident, calm heading into new season

PENTICTON, B.C. — Arturs Silovs was the Vancouver Canucks breakout star during last season's playoffs — and not only for his fashion sense.
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RCMP officers face firing for 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment, documents say

RCMP officers face firing for 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment, documents say

VANCOUVER — Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and "horrible" behaviour detailed by a fellow officer.
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Canadian cricketers defeat Oman for second straight win in World League 2 play

Canadian cricketers defeat Oman for second straight win in World League 2 play

KING CITY, Ont. — Harsh Thaker scored 93 runs and captain Nicholas Kirton added 57 to help Canada defeat Oman by 59 runs Friday in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play.
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Three men injured after man enters Montreal-area mosque bearing a knife

Three men injured after man enters Montreal-area mosque bearing a knife

MONTREAL — Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Police in Châteauguay, Que.
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Joly says around 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon as violence escalates

Joly says around 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon as violence escalates

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.
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Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others

Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday.
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A strike by Boeing factory workers shows no signs of ending after its first week

A strike by Boeing factory workers shows no signs of ending after its first week

A labor strike at Boeing showed no signs of ending Friday, as the walkout by 33,000 union machinists entered its eighth day and the company started rolling furloughs of nonunion employees to conserve cash.
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Calgary's mayor asks province to salvage parts of halted Green Line transit project

Calgary's mayor asks province to salvage parts of halted Green Line transit project

EDMONTON — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is urging the Alberta government to salvage pieces of the massive discontinued Green Line transit project, and the province says it's open to working together. City council voted this week to wind down the $6.
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Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip

Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Toronto.
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