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Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new, voter-approved ban on high-capacity magazines that was intended to curtail mass shootings on hol...
Dec 15, 2022
Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered ousted President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months, approving a request from authorities for time to build their rebellion case a...
Dec 15, 2022
Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to Pre...
Dec 15, 2022
Trudeau's call-out yields questions on everything from mermaid sex to dog pants
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not have started the day thinking about whether mermaids reproduce like fish or like humans, but that's what one person is asking him to consider. In a tweet...
Dec 15, 2022
Ex-Canucks head coach Travis Green to lead Canada at Spengler Cup
CALGARY - Travis Green is getting back behind the bench. The former Vancouver Canucks head coach has been tabbed to lead Canada's entry at the annual Spengler Cup tournament later this month. Green wi...
Dec 15, 2022
No guarantees, but expert says search of landfill for women's remains may succeed
WINNIPEG - In 2002, investigators started a massive search of Robert Pickton's pig farm in British Columbia and eventually found the remains of several women. Twenty years later, the lead forensic ant...
Dec 15, 2022
Length of stay in Saskatchewan emergency departments on the rise: report
Saskatchewan residents spent more time in the emergency department at hospitals this past year compared to previous years.That is coming from data released last week by the Canadian Institute for Heal...
Dec 15, 2022
Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut health officials say there has been a surge of respiratory illnesses across the territory this year. Dr. Sean Watchel, the territory's chief public health officer, says case...
Dec 15, 2022
Unified MMA closes in on half-century of shows with three fight cards in 15 days
TORONTO - Sunny Sareen is a busy man these days. The Unified MMA president is in the midst of putting on three fight cards in 15 days, a run that started Dec. 2 with Unified MMA 47 in Calgary. "An amb...
Dec 15, 2022
Liberal government seeking delay to expanding medically assisted dying program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to delay the expansion of Canada's assisted-dying regime to include people whose sole underlying conditions are mental disorders. Justice Minister David Lame...
Dec 15, 2022