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Published on 24/04/2026 – 19:50 GMT+2•Updated 19:53 Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t attempt to defend his French Open title due to an injury to his right wrist. Alcaraz posted on X on Friday that he would also not play in the preceding Italian Open in Rome, where he also…

An audit underway of the state’s tiny home initiative for the homeless, mandated by lawmakers after a Civil Beat investigation uncovered significant flaws in the program’s accounting, has found deficiencies that warrant “immediate attention by those in governance.”In a letter addressed to legislators and the state’s human services director Monday,…

April 22NewsDuration 11:33Former homicide inspector Hank Idsinga has written a book about what he says happens behind the closed doors of Canada’s biggest police force. In an exclusive interview with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, he details allegations of antisemitism and anti-Black racism in the senior ranks — claims…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:16 Cyprus, long seen as a stable country, is now emerging as a strategic frontline — caught between regional tensions, global powers and its own unresolved north-south division. The British sovereign base areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia cover around 3% of the Republic of…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dick Gould has been around Stanford sports long enough as a tennis player and coach — a remarkable run of seven decades — that he clearly remembers some down years for the university’s sports programs.He heard the excuses by coaches and student-athletes back in the day…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A recent surge of grey whale deaths off the B.C. coast has researchers concerned. The Department of Fisheries and…

Due to the ongoing unrest in the wider region, Gaza and the West Bank were propelled back to the top of the agenda this week after having been placed on the political and media back burner. On Monday, a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dick Gould has been around Stanford sports long enough as a tennis player and coach — a remarkable run of seven decades — that he clearly remembers some down years for the university’s sports programs.He heard the excuses by coaches and student-athletes back in the day…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reversed course on the purchase of a $28.9-million private jet for his travel, saying the province will sell its Bombardier Challenger 650 “as quickly as possible.” Ford said on Monday that he heard “loud and clear from the people” that it wasn’t the right time to…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dick Gould has been around Stanford sports long enough as a tennis player and coach — a remarkable run of seven decades — that he clearly remembers some down years for the university’s sports programs.He heard the excuses by coaches and student-athletes back in the day…

The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages. Irish…

On what was the coldest day of April so far, residents of two Missoula-area mobile home parks sat down for lease negotiations with their Texas-based landlord — a first in Montana history, according to the Missoula Tenants Union.Representatives from Oak Wood Ventures visited Missoula last week to meet with residents…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dick Gould has been around Stanford sports long enough as a tennis player and coach — a remarkable run of seven decades — that he clearly remembers some down years for the university’s sports programs.He heard the excuses by coaches and student-athletes back in the day…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin man to 20 months in prison for funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into domestic political campaigns after moving to another country and renouncing his U.S. citizenship.Court records show U.S. District Judge James Peterson sentenced Roger Hoffman on…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A group of neighbours living in Maple Ridge, B.C., are the reason a bear cub was rescued after they…