St. Petersburg

• Russian defence official dies after falling from St. Petersburg tower window

  Marina Yankina, 58, was head of finance for Russia's Western Military District, one of the arms of the Russian armed forces that have faced the heaviest losses in the Ukraine war.

  World

  Feb 17, 2023
  
• Split season with Montreal seen as way to preserve baseball in Tampa

  Major League Baseball's executive council last month told Rays owner Stuart Sternberg he could explore the two-city possibility.

  Sports

  Jul 9, 2019
  
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• Tampa Bay Rays owner says shared season with Montreal is best option

  Montreal has been without a big-league team since the Expos left after the 2004 season.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2019
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• Rick Zamperin: Moving Tampa Bay Rays to Montreal a power play and a pipe dream

  The Tampa Bay Rays have received permission from Major League Baseball to investigate playing a split season in Montreal.

  Sports

  Jun 21, 2019
• Customer arrested for battering workers at Florida McDonald’s

  A man in St. Petersburg, Fla. was arrested after he allegedly grabbed a McDonald's employee after demanding a plastic straw.

  Consumer

  Jan 3, 2019
• St. Petersburg market explosion was terrorist attack, Vladimir Putin says

  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

  World

  Dec 28, 2017
• Blast rips through supermarket in Russia’s St. Petersburg leaving 10 injured

  At least 10 people were injured Wednesday by an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city and the site of a deadly subway bombing this year.

  Politics

  Dec 27, 2017
• Putin thanks Trump after U.S. intelligence helps foil St. Petersburg terrorist plot

  The foiled attack was to have been carried out in various parts of St. Petersburg, including the Kazansky Cathedral.

  World

  Dec 17, 2017
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• Extremely rare ‘circle rainbow’ captured from top of crane in Russia

  A construction worker captured an extremely rare natural wonder on camera from the top of a crane in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.

  Science

  Jul 26, 2017
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• St. Petersburg blast: Germany criticized for not lighting Brandenburg Gate in Russian colours

  A row has erupted over Berlin's decision not to illuminate the Brandenburg Gate in the colours of the Russian flag following the deadly subway bombing in St. Petersburg.

  World

  Apr 4, 2017