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Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth weeks of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among t...
May 24, 2019
Raiders WHL championship puts hockey in Prince Albert back on the map
HALIFAX - Not long ago, Prince Albert Raiders coach Marc Habscheid would lead his team out to a near empty building for a Western Hockey League game. Sometimes his players were even ridiculed by...
May 24, 2019
Fire in tutoring centre kills 17 students in western India
NEW DELHI - At least 17 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, police said. Police officer Praveen Chaudhary said more t...
May 24, 2019
UK's Princess Charlotte to start school in September
LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother to lean on if necessary. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brot...
May 24, 2019
Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions...
May 24, 2019
Canadians increasingly worried over boomers' health bills, survey finds
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are increasingly concerned about how to pay for the care of aging baby boomers - and fearful that seniors will have to pay out of their own pockets, according to a surve...
May 24, 2019
Venom expand first place lead in junior lacrosse
KAMLOOPS --- The Venom defeated the South Okanagan Flames 16-4 in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse last night. At 6-and-1 the Venom hold a nine point lead over South Okanagan and Vernon. The Venom ho...
May 24, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Venom
CFL, players ratify three-year collective bargaining agreement
TORONTO - The CFL and its players have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The league and the CFL Players' Association confirmed the deal with a joint press release on Wednesday...
May 24, 2019
Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same sex relations
NAIROBI, Kenya - A three-judge panel of Kenya's High Court has upheld sections of the country's penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The judges' unanimous ruling on Friday disappointed Keny...
May 24, 2019
Survey finds minimal progress in military's fight against sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has offered a sobering assessment of the Canadian Forces' four-year war on sexual misconduct, suggesting in a new report Wednesday that the military has made only minimal pr...
May 24, 2019
