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Virani says new measures meant to help prevent hate crimes will come with safeguards
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says a series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime. Arif Virani says he l...
Feb 29, 2024
Former US ambassador admits to working for decades as Cuban intelligence agent
MIAMI (AP) - A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades, bringing a lightning fast res...
Feb 29, 2024
Nevada county election official in charge of controversial 2022 hand-count plan resigns
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The top elections official in a rural Nevada county roiled by false claims of widespread election fraud that led to a partial hand-count in the 2022 midterms is resigning, a county s...
Feb 29, 2024
Medvedev and Rublev advance to Dubai semifinals. Humbert saves 3 match points to beat Hurkacz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev stayed on course toward a potential rematch for the title at the Dubai Championships after the Russians won their quarterfinals Thu...
Feb 29, 2024
Washington Capitals bracing for changes ahead of the NHL trade deadline
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Anthony Mantha has been traded before, just not like this. Three years ago, he joined the Washington Capitals from the Detroit Red Wings in a surprise deal completed minutes befo...
Feb 29, 2024
Joel Embiid vows to play again this year, for the Philadelphia 76ers and US Olympic team
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joel Embiid wants to play again this year - for the Philadelphia 76ers, yes, even as they fade without the injured All-Star in the playoff hunt but also this summer for the U.S. Ol...
Feb 29, 2024
Wild turkey that chased residents of small Quebec town killed by slingshot
MONTREAL - The mayor of a small Quebec town about 95 kilometres northeast of Montreal says a wild turkey that for weeks sowed terror among his citizens was killed this morning by a man armed with a sl...
Feb 29, 2024
Pornhub operator broke federal privacy law, federal watchdog finds
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says the operator behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites broke the law by enabling intimate images to be shared on its websites without direct knowledge or c...
Feb 29, 2024
Bill 21: Five things about the province's contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, has faced numerous court challenges since it was adopted nearly five years ago, with the Quebec Court of Appeal the latest to weigh in. Here's a l...
Feb 29, 2024
The House approves another short-term extension to avoid a shutdown. Senators are up next to vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutd...
Feb 29, 2024
