By Genevieve Beauchemin/CTV National News Quebec Bureau Chief Click here for updates on this story Paris (CTV Network) — A foot patrol by the Seine in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower is far from the regular beat for a West Vancouver police officer. But Cpl. Jean-Luc Derouin is now lending a hand to colleagues
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Bobby Finke produces a signature comeback to snag silver in the men’s 800m freestyle final, but could not manage to chase down Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen and his pursuit of history.
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Italy won its first-ever gold medal in women’s team epee when it took on its longtime rival, France. Italy’s Alberta Santuccio won the winning touch in the sudden-death tiebreaker round against France’s Auriane Mallo.
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Werthmann Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Tens of thousands of military men and women are laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery, and that now includes Staff Sgt. Harold Schafer. His full military honors service Monday morning came 80 years after he was killed in action during
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Stargazers may have another chance to see the northern lights over the next few days in Canada and parts of the United States. The spectacular light show, known as the northern lights, aurora or aurora borealis, could be visible
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has shipped the first electric vehicles produced under a joint venture with China’s Leapmotor to Europe, with the first models to go on sale next month. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares called the shipment of the C10 SUVs and T03 five-door city cars “a landmark moment in this
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Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-Long’s 15-14 win in the men’s foil against Italy’s Filippo Macchi in a disputed bout has seen a barrage of insults from both sides with the Italians launching a formal complaint against the result.
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Kara Mihm, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders sprang into action early Tuesday to rescue residents in flooded areas of northeast Vermont after a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event created a surge of dangerous floodwaters for the second time in a matter of weeks. Ten swift-water rescue teams completed about two dozen rescues in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies. The statement Tuesday night by the Atlanta-based group is perhaps the harshest rebuke yet
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Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, Team USA’s Regan Smith and Katherine Berkoff, and Canada’s Kylie Masse delivered one of the best races of the Paris Olympics in the women’s 100m backstroke.
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Americans Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff win in riveting Round 1 mixed doubles match debut. The two top Americans defeated Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska and Maximo Gonzalez in a tiebreak after splitting sets.
Continue ReadingAP National Writer Instead of reexamining a drug-fighting law that Olympic leaders don’t like, a bipartisan group in Congress is proposing a new bill that would hold back funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency if it doesn’t do its job better. Republicans and Democrats joined in rolling out a bill that would make permanent the
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Michael Schwartz, Mohammad Sawalhi and Jo Shelley, CNN Khan Younis, Gaza (CNN) — Palestinians who fled the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis just over a week ago started to return to their homes Tuesday to find extensive destruction, with many homes and multistory buildings reduced to ruins, after the
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The New Zealand women’s rugby team performed the Haka after winning their second straight gold medal. The Black Ferns defeated Canada 19-12. The Haka is a ceremonial dance in Maori culture.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Professional sports teams across Ohio would be required to use playing surfaces of not less than 90% natural grass under legislation announced Tuesday. State Rep. Rodney Creech said the bipartisan proposal is about player safety. It is backed by the NFL Players Association. The bill follows the Cincinnati Bengals’
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces are inching toward the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, threatening a vital Ukrainian supply line as Moscow continues its slow, grinding offensive. Russia has been stretching Ukrainian defenses across the entire eastern front line for months, trying to capture as much territory as possible
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Toolis Click here for updates on this story ROYAL OAK, Michigan (WXYZ) — Athletes from across the world are flocking to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics Games. It’s the second time skateboarding will be included in the sporting events. One of those athletes calls Metro Detroit home. Nick Mullins is an adaptive
Continue ReadingWXYZ, NICK MULLINS, CNN By Brittany Toolis Click here for updates on this story ROYAL OAK, Michigan (WXYZ) — Athletes from across the world are flocking to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics Games. It’s the second time skateboarding will be included in the sporting events. One of those athletes calls Metro Detroit home. Nick
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