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B.C. Lions owner on board with donating to help save Simon Fraser football program
BURNABY, B.C. - B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman says he will be matching donations to help save Simon Fraser University's discontinued football program. School president Joy Johnson announced April 4 that...
Apr 19, 2023
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law. The high-powered firearms - on...
Apr 19, 2023
2nd abortion regulation bill vetoed by Kansas governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' governor has vetoed legislation that would mandate clinics to tell patients that a medication abortion can be interrupted using an unproven drug regimen. Democratic Gov. La...
Apr 19, 2023
FIFA Women's World Cup trophy makes stop in Toronto ahead of July kickoff
TORONTO - Sarah Gandoin has been to 81 countries and is welcome wherever she goes. Gandoin, from France, is FIFA's senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage....
Apr 19, 2023
Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans' emerging trade-off plans to raise the nation's debt limit only in exchange for budget cuts on Wednesday, declaring that GOP lawmakers ar...
Apr 19, 2023
Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new analysis of the social cost of carbon emissions suggests the cost of greenhouse-gas emissions is nearly five times higher than was previously...
Apr 19, 2023
Minister's sister-in-law steps down as ethics watchdog after committee launches probe
OTTAWA - The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has stepped down as the interim ethics commissioner a day after a House of Commons committee agreed to investigate her appointment. Martine Ric...
Apr 19, 2023
Canada's Henderson, Szeryk prepare for new-look Chevron Championship in Texas
Even after appearing in 42 majors - and winning two - Brooke Henderson is still learning how to balance the pressure and opportunity of playing in the biggest tournaments of the women's golf season. H...
Apr 19, 2023
'Get back to work': Leafs pick up the pieces after ugly Game 1 loss to Lightning
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe calmly went over strategy and tactics. The Maple Leafs head coach also put on his amateur psychologist's hat in the wake of a disastrous playoff opening. Toronto not only fell ...
Apr 19, 2023
Cuba's parliament ratifies President Díaz-Canel for new term
Cuba's National Assembly ratified President Miguel Daz-Canel on Wednesday for a new five-year term, in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis. More than 400 repre...
Apr 19, 2023