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Prosecutors accuse Sen. Bob Menendez of introducing Qatari royal family member to aid NJ businessman
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New Jersey businessman before the company inv...
Jan 2, 2024
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
DENVER - Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. ...
Jan 2, 2024
Host Sweden hangs on for nervy 3-2 overtime win over Switzerland at world juniors
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored a power-play goal 5:22 into overtime as host Sweden survived a scare and advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 win over underdog Switzerland on Tuesday...
Jan 2, 2024
Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza
OTTAWA - The federal government says a maximum of 1,000 Palestinian relatives of Canadian citizens will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada's help. The special extended family progra...
Jan 2, 2024
Dennis Edney, lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, dead at 77
EDMONTON - A well-known Canadian lawyer who played a critical role in the release of Omar Khadr, a young detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has died. Dennis Edney died Saturday at the age of 77. The soccer-p...
Jan 2, 2024
Canadian Micah Zandee-Hart embraces PWHL captaincy in the city that never sleeps
Micah Zandee-Hart doesn't feel intimidated wearing the captain's 'C' in one of the biggest sports markets in the world. The 26-year-old defender from Victoria is the first captain of New York's Profes...
Jan 2, 2024
NBA Notebook: Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander making big performances 'routine'
Big games have become routine for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That's what the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar's head coach said of Gilgeous-Alexander's play following a 40-point performance last Friday i...
Jan 2, 2024
Business group urges Ottawa to start charm offensive on trade ahead of U.S. election
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on Ottawa to conduct another NAFTA-style charm offensive to defend Canada's trade interests in the U.S. ahead of November's presidential election. ...
Jan 2, 2024
B.C.'s December was warm, but not record-breaking: meteorologist
VANCOUVER - British Columbians basked in a balmy December to wrap up 2023, but it wasn't quite warm enough to break temperature records. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor says the mean te...
Jan 2, 2024
Montreal organization may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877
Montreal's oldest organization serving people without housing says it can no longer afford to serve meals on weekends. Accueil Bonneau, which operates a soup kitchen and provides other services in Old...
Jan 2, 2024