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Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended thei...
Dec 15, 2023
Top Stories of 2023: Concerns increase about public safety in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Public safety was top of mind for a lot of people in the Nanaimo area this year. Multiple incidents of violence, crime, and social disorder made headlines this year, prompting neighbourhood ...
Dec 15, 2023
After 6 years together, Angels move on from Shohei Ohtani's departure for the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Shohei Ohtani decided to move 30 miles up the I-5 freeway to the Dodgers, he left several massive holes in the Los Angeles Angels. In the heart of their lineup. At the top of t...
Dec 15, 2023
Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a two-c...
Dec 15, 2023
House of Commons rises after tumultuous fall sitting, begins six-week winter break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has wrapped up its work for 2023 after an intense fall sitting, with MPs returning to their ridings for a six-week holiday break. A gun-control bill that enshrines a hand...
Dec 15, 2023
Boudreau named head coach for Canada's Spengler Cup squad
CALGARY - Veteran NHL coach Bruce Boudreau will make his international coaching debut as Canada's bench boss for the upcoming Spengler Cup. Hockey Canada made the announcement on Friday. Larry Mitchel...
Dec 15, 2023
Eustaquio diplomatically disagrees with Herdman's assessment of Canadian men
Canada midfielder Stephen Eustaquio says he did not see any of the selfishness in the national team that former coach John Herdman referenced in a podcast earlier in the week. With the players boycott...
Dec 15, 2023
Assault charge for RCMP sergeant over alleged incident at Coquitlam, B.C., detachment
VICTORIA - An RCMP officer has been charged with assault stemming from an incident in the Coquitlam, British Columbia, detachment a year ago. The BC Prosecution Service says in a release that Sgt. Ant...
Dec 15, 2023
Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli military on Friday mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip, military officials said. The army's chief spokesman, R...
Dec 15, 2023
$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has reached a funding deal with the City of Vancouver that could see more than 40,000 new homes built over the next decade. Trudeau, atten...
Dec 15, 2023