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Sean McColl’s 17th-place finish in the sport climbing qualifier means he won’t reach the Olympic podium at Tokyo 2020, but the veteran climber will go down in history as the first Canadian to compete in the sport at the Games, something he’s described as a lifelong dream. Read More … [Read more...] about Sean McColl’s sport climbing journey at these Olympics stops here: Canadian finishes 17th in qualifying

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden's administration backs repeal of the 2002 congressional authorization for the war in Iraq, feeling it is not needed to protect U.S. interests, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Tuesday. Read More … [Read more...] about U.S. diplomat Sherman backs moves to end ‘forever war’ authorizations

After reports emerged that Florida State and Clemson had "reached out" to the Southeastern Conference about joining the league, FSU president John Thrasher issued a statement maintaining that such reports are "inaccurate." Read More … [Read more...] about FSU, Clemson refute reports regarding interest in joining SEC

CALGARY -- Premier Jason Kenney is to hold a news conference in Calgary today on Alberta's film and television industry. Read More … [Read more...] about Premier Jason Kenney to speak publicly for first time since COVID-19 changes

DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates will start providing a booster shot against COVID-19 to all fully vaccinated individuals in the Gulf Arab state, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday. Read More … [Read more...] about UAE expands provision of COVID booster shots

DUBAI/LONDON -- Iranian-backed forces are believed to have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, three maritime security sources said, after Britain's maritime trade agency reported a "potential hijack" in the area on Tuesday. Read More … [Read more...] about Tanker seized by suspected Iran-backed forces in Arabian Sea, say maritime sources

YOKOHAMA -- Israel's Olympic baseball team won just once in five tries and were walloped twice, but also came tantalizingly close to playing for a medal in Tokyo 2020's unusual tournament format - a journey they hope will inspire the first native-born stars. Read More … [Read more...] about Olympics-Baseball-Israel’s dejected U.S.-born stars hope to inspire native heroes to fill their cleats

RED DEER, Alta. -- Mounties say one man is dead and another has life-threatening injuries after officers responded to a break-in at a home in central Alberta. Read More … [Read more...] about Man dead, another injured after break-in at home in central Alberta: RCMP

ZURICH -- The European Court of Human Rights has temporarily halted the imminent deportation from Austria of an Afghan whose request for asylum was turned down, a relief group supporting the man said on Tuesday. Read More … [Read more...] about Human rights court stops Austria from deporting Afghan – NGO