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Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on de...
Sep 25, 2024
Kevin Koe skipping a three-man curling team at PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY - Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now. The four-time Canadian and two-time men's world champion dropped second Jacques Gauthier from his Glencoe Club team on the eve of the Po...
Sep 25, 2024
People with diabetes in lower-income areas at higher risk for amputations: report
TORONTO - The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more than 7,000 people with diabetes undergo a leg, foot or toe amputation every year - and the majority of those procedures could have bee...
Sep 25, 2024
Blue Jackets honor Johhny Gaudreau before their first home game since his death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence - for his uniform number - opened the Columbus Blue Jackets' first game at Nationwide Arena since the star...
Sep 25, 2024
Winnipeg Jets hand Edmonton Oilers 6-1 loss in NHL pre-season
WINNIPEG - Neal Pionk produced a goal and three assists to lead the Jets to a 6-1 whipping of the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL pre-season game at the Canada Life Centre on Wednesday night. Adam Lowry, Br...
Sep 25, 2024
Gausman in form as Blue Jays top Red Sox 6-1 to end five-game losing streak
TORONTO - Kevin Gausman threw six strong innings and Alejandro Kirk drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday to end a five-game losing skid. Leadoff hi...
Sep 25, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. T...
Sep 25, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed, according to two people familiar with the matter. The charges agains...
Sep 25, 2024
Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner. Trudeau greeted Macron outside Rideau Cottage with a hu...
Sep 25, 2024
Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., as U.S. wildfire threatens to cross border
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - Tactical evacuations are underway outside the B.C. southern Interior town of Grand Forks, as an out-of-control wildfire in Washington state surges north and threatens to cross the ...
Sep 25, 2024
