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Argos can cement East Division home playoff game with win over Redblacks
Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts can complete the East Division's playoff picture. The Argos (9-7) host Ottawa (8-7-1) on Saturday afternoon. They can clinch second in the East Division with a win...
Oct 16, 2024
More than a dozen relatives of brother Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release from prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than a dozen family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez on Wednesday called for the release of the brothers from prison after the killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills...
Oct 16, 2024
Military whistleblower sues Ottawa after reporting alleged Afghan civilian killings
MONTREAL - A former sergeant with the Canadian Armed Forces is suing the federal government for nearly $3 million alleging unfair treatment after he reported the killing of civilians during the war in...
Oct 16, 2024
Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair leads B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025
VANCOUVER - Former Canada soccer captain Christine Sinclair is headed to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., who added to her distinguished resume with a goal in the Port...
Oct 16, 2024
Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier
CALGARY - Canada's economic productivity crisis can only be solved if the federal and provincial governments come together to address issues like major project approvals and inter-provincial trade bar...
Oct 16, 2024
Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
RICHMOND - An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Manda...
Oct 16, 2024
Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
RICHMOND - An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Manda...
Oct 16, 2024
Texas board votes against clemency for a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to ...
Oct 16, 2024
Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state's longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago. A ju...
Oct 16, 2024
Palestinians who fled Gaza to receive transitional financial assistance from Ottawa
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Palestinians who have fled Gaza will receive transitional financial assistance and supports after they arrive in Canada. The Immigration Department says ...
Oct 16, 2024