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Ontario's top court dismisses application for bail from Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - A justice with Ontario's Appeal Court has dismissed an application for bail from Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard as he tries to appeal his sexual assault conviction at the country's top cour...
Sep 13, 2024
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The militant group claimed responsi...
Sep 13, 2024
NDP caving to Poilievre on carbon price, has no idea how to fight climate change: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the NDP is caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to their stance on the consumer carbon price. Trudeau says h...
Sep 13, 2024
Trudeau says Ukraine can strike deep into Russia with NATO arms, Putin hints at war
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine should be allowed to strike deep inside Russia, regardless of Moscow threatening that this would draw Canada and its allies into direct war. Russian...
Sep 13, 2024
Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged
Nebraska's Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least "several thousand" invalid signatures to get them on the ...
Sep 13, 2024
Ticats host Redblacks in important East Division contest for both teams
HAMILTON - For Scott Milanovich and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, what's understood need not be discussed. Hamilton (3-9) hosts Ottawa (8-3-1) on Saturday afternoon in an important East Division matchup fo...
Sep 13, 2024
Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal li...
Sep 13, 2024
Canadian men to play rugby test matches against Chile and Romania in November
The Canadian men's rugby team is headed to Europe in November to play Chile and Romania in Bucharest. Canada, currently ranked 22nd in the world, will face No. 21 Chile on Nov. 9 and No. 20 Romania on...
Sep 13, 2024
My Boy Prince to race against older horses in $1-million Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - He's firmly among Canada's top three-year-olds but My Boy Prince faces a stiff test Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The '24 King's Plate runner-up will be part of a global field in the $1-mi...
Sep 13, 2024
Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal li...
Sep 13, 2024