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Lions' Canadian QB Rourke named CFL top performer for second time in three weeks
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named the CFL's top performer of the week for the second time this season. The Victoria-born pivot headlined the league's top performers for Wee...
Jun 28, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell awaits sentence in Epstein sex abuse case
NEW YORK (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was brought into a New York courtroom Tuesday in a prison uniform and with her...
Jun 28, 2022
Ex-GOP Rep. Fortenberry gets probation for lying to feds
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Former Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation, a $25,000 fine and community service for lying to federal authorities about...
Jun 28, 2022
Support dogs to comfort victims at Quebec's specialized sexual violent courts
QUEBEC - Some Quebec domestic assault and sexual violence victims will be able to be accompanied by a support dog during court appearances. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says a pilot project i...
Jun 28, 2022
Teck Resources announces carbon capture pilot project in Trail, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has announced a carbon capture utilization and storage pilot project at its operations in Trail, B.C. The plant will capture three tonnes per day of carbon dioxide from...
Jun 28, 2022
Scottish leader calls for new independence vote next year
LONDON (AP) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told lawmakers in Edinburgh Tuesday that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland's independence on Oct. 19, 2023. Sturgeon said the quest...
Jun 28, 2022
Charges spiked against ex-governor, 8 others in Flint water
DETROIT (AP) - A judge had no authority to issue indictments in the Flint water scandal, the Michigan Supreme Court said Tuesday in an extraordinary decision that wipes out charges against former Gov....
Jun 28, 2022
Trudeau defends military spending ahead of NATO summit as new report projects decline
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canadian military spending after a new NATO report this week showed Canada heading in the wrong direction. Canada and other members of the NATO military alli...
Jun 28, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Only bad thing about new plastics ban is that it took so long
ANYONE WHO GOES OUT to a coffee shop or restaurant knows that plastic straws and stir sticks are out, paper straws and wood stir sticks are in. And, while you can still get plastic bags for groceries,...
Jun 28, 2022
Jan. 6 panel to hear from top aide in Trump's White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump's White House who is a vital witness in the swe...
Jun 28, 2022
