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Ottawa taking legal action to recoup anti-racism funds from Laith Marouf: bureaucrat
OTTAWA - The deputy minister for Canadian Heritage says her department has taken legal action in order to recoup funds it doled out to a consultant accused of antisemitism. The federal government term...
Nov 30, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1B class-action lawsuit after promoting for Binance NFTs
NEW YORK (AP) - Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related "non-fungible to...
Nov 30, 2023
Man on death row who claimed self-defense in double killing is denied clemency by Oklahoma governor
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday declined to spare the life of a man on death row who claimed self-defense in the shooting deaths of two men in Oklahoma City in 2001, deny...
Nov 30, 2023
Following Adam Johnson's death, the UK hockey league and its 'import' players play on
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Kirsty Charles always takes a peek when she spots a Nottingham Panthers' team-branded Fiat around town. She wants to see which one of the players is driving. "You do get a b...
Nov 30, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy for electric heat
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1. He says many people in northern Saskatchewan use electricity to heat t...
Nov 30, 2023
Israel says two more hostages have been released from Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Thursday that two Israeli hostages were released from captivity in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the army said the Red Cross had transferred the two women ...
Nov 30, 2023
Canadian men fall three places to No. 48 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada has dropped three places to No. 48 in the latest FIFA world rankings in the wake of its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal loss to Jamaica. The Reggae Boyz remained at No. 55 after winning th...
Nov 30, 2023
Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado
DENVER (AP) - Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the ...
Nov 30, 2023
Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado
DENVER (AP) - Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the ...
Nov 30, 2023
A 'predator' at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture
VANCOUVER - A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her senior were tracking a person in British Columbia in the summer of 2019 when they lost sight of their...
Nov 30, 2023