• The Canadian Press

    Ex-partner charged with first-degree murder after death of 55-year-old Montreal woman

    MONTREAL — A 55-year-old woman is dead and her former partner is facing a first-degree murder charge in what police say is Montreal's 13th homicide of the year. Brahim Naili appeared in court Sunday afternoon, where he was charged in connection with the death of Naima Rezzek. The Quebec Crown prosecutor's office said his case returns to court July 25. Police were called Saturday evening to an apartment in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough, where they found the woman with fatal upp

  • Associated Press

    Helicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran's influence runs wide and deep

    The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East. Tensions have never been higher than they were last month, when Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel in response to an airstrike on an Iranian Consulate in Syria that killed two Iranian generals and five officers. Israel, with the help of the United States, Britain, Jordan and others, intercepted nearly all the projectiles.

  • The Canadian Press

    Will Brennan hits walk-off 3-run homer in the 9th, Guardians beat Twins 5-2

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan hit a three-run homer off Jhoan Duran with two outs in a wild ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. The inning appeared to be over one batter earlier when Andrés Giménez was called out at second while advancing on a wild pitch, but a crew-chief initiated video review ruled him safe. Josh Naylor was intentionally walked for Duran (0-2) to face Brennan. Minnesota had trailed 2-1 with two outs and no one on base