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N. Carolina legislature approves abortion rules; veto ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year's overturning of ...
May 04, 2023
Icedogs players kicked out, GM handed two-year suspension for violating OHL policies
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday that two players on the Niagara IceDogs, including team captain Landon Cato, have been kicked out of the league and the team's general manager ha...
May 04, 2023
MPs advise against military intervention in Haiti, but call for improved sanctions
OTTAWA - The House of Commons foreign-affairs committee is urging Ottawa not to send troops to clear out Haiti's violent gangs, but instead to beef up sanctions targeting that country's political and ...
May 04, 2023
Ex-Democrat Florida gov nominee not guilty of lying to FBI
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was acquitted Thursday of lying to the ...
May 04, 2023
Taxpayer watchdog tracking CRA efforts to collect on overpayment of COVID-19 benefits
OTTAWA - The office of Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsperson says it is monitoring complaints from people who say they've continued to receive collection letters from the Canada Revenue Agency despite havi...
May 04, 2023
CRDN continues with evacuations; La Loche, CRDN still battling wildfires
The communities of Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) and La Loche in the North West region are still battling intense wildfires. Clearwater evacuees were being loaded onto buses headed to Meadow Lak...
May 04, 2023
Liberal convention 'essential' to help send optimistic message to Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are billing their party convention this week as a chance to contrast what they say is their more positive vision for Canada with the "politics of anger" being stoked by their...
May 04, 2023
Brandon Montour shining for surprising Panthers: 'I just wanted to run with it'
TORONTO - Brandon Montour unloaded a one-timer and watched the puck hit the back of the net before dropping to one knee and sweeping his glove over the ice in celebration. The third-period goal on a d...
May 04, 2023
B.C. flooding, mudslides prompt evacuation orders, highway closures in the Interior
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The first spell of summer-like weather in British Columbia has accelerated Mountain snowmelt, causing flooding and mudslides that have prompted evacuation orders and highway closur...
May 04, 2023
Canadian rider Derek Gee looks forward to testing himself at Giro d'Italia
Derek Gee feels a mix of emotions heading into Saturday's start of the Giro d'Italia. Gee, the lone Canadian rider in the field, is excited to be taking part in his first Grand Tour event (the other t...
May 04, 2023