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Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia becomes the first defendant to take a plea deal
ATLANTA (AP) - A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others has become the first defendant in the Georgia election interference case to accept a plea deal with prosecu...
Sep 29, 2023
Clean electricity regs can be tweaked, but no special deal for Alberta: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there will be no special treatment for Alberta when it comes to new regulations to make electricity cleaner. Guilbeault is currently consulting on ...
Sep 29, 2023
Europe strikes back in Ryder Cup and ties record for largest lead
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) - Europe swept the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time in its history, a beating so thorough that none of the foursomes matches reached the 18th hole. A...
Sep 29, 2023
B.C. tech holding company Tiny buys majority stake in film review platform Letterboxd
VICTORIA - Tech holding company Tiny Ltd. says it's buying a majority stake in movie review platform Letterboxd. Victoria, B.C.-based Tiny has not shared what it will pay for the 60 per cent stake it ...
Sep 29, 2023
Jessica Campbell, Kori Cheverie breaking barriers for female coaches in NHL
Jessica Campbell grew up wanting to play in the NHL. Now she's finding a place for herself in hockey's top men's league - and it's behind the bench. The Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant is in a po...
Sep 29, 2023
Saudi Arabia resumes flights to Canada as relations normalize after 2018 spat
OTTAWA - Saudi Arabia's national airline is resuming flights to Canada after a five-year diplomatic spat. Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, will fly three times a week between Jeddah a...
Sep 29, 2023
Defence Department to cut $1B from budget as government tightens spending
OTTAWA - The country's top soldier and outside experts say that cutting almost $1 billion from the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces' capabilities. The chief of the de...
Sep 29, 2023
Saskatchewan premier defends plan to use notwithstanding clause for pronoun policy
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending his decision to recall the legislative assembly early and use the notwithstanding clause to ensure the province's pronoun policy in schools stay...
Sep 29, 2023
Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on chi...
Sep 29, 2023
Christina Black upsets third-seed Jennifer Jones at PointsBet Invitational
OAKVILLE, Ont. - The PointsBet Invitational saw its first major upset in women's competition Friday with Christina Black defeating Jennifer Jones 9-6 in second-round action at the single-elimination c...
Sep 29, 2023