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Brazil court votes to bar Bolsonaro from elections until 2030
SAO PAULO (AP) - A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfo...
Jun 30, 2023
New women's pro hockey league set for January debut, to be funded by Dodgers owner
A new women's hockey league is coming to North America. The Professional Hockey Federation and the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association announced a merger Friday, with an intention of star...
Jun 30, 2023
The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms. The justices will h...
Jun 30, 2023
Winnipeg Jets buying out final year of Blake Wheeler's contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets say the team will be buying out the final year of forward Blake Wheeler's contract. The Jets say as a result, the former captain has been placed on unconditional waivers. ...
Jun 30, 2023
Teenage hiker Esther Wang is found safe after two days lost in B.C. park
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Rescuers say a teenage girl who was missing for more than two days in a Metro Vancouver provincial park has been found alive. Team manager Ryan Smith with Ridge Meadows Search and ...
Jun 30, 2023
Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state's abortion ban doesn't violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last ...
Jun 30, 2023
Conservative majority on U.S. Supreme Court flexes muscles on students, LGBTQ rights
WASHINGTON - The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is ending its latest term with a fierce flurry of attacks on liberal values. The court has ruled in favour of a Christian graphic artis...
Jun 30, 2023
Wildfires leading to smog warnings, poor air quality in Ontario, Quebec
MONTREAL - Environment Canada says forest fires are causing poor air quality today across much of Quebec and Ontario. The federal agency has issued smog warnings for the regions around the cities of M...
Jun 30, 2023
No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - Canada's top court says a woman who was barred from driving for almost two years while awaiting sentencing would face a kind of double punishment if she were now handed an additional, mandato...
Jun 30, 2023
Masai Ujiri, Kent Monkman appointed to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Cree artist Kent Monkman are among the dozens of people newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointmen...
Jun 30, 2023