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Lawyer who prosecuted Alice Munro's husband unsurprised case stayed hidden for years
A former Crown attorney who prosecuted Alice Munro's husband says he always assumed a desire to protect the author's reputation was among the reasons why Gerald Fremlin's sexual abuse of Munro's daugh...
Jul 16, 2024
Jury in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial has reached a verdict, to be read in court soon
NEW YORK (AP) - The jury in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial says it has reached a verdict, which will be announced in court soon, a court spokesperson said Tuesday. The New Jersey Democrat is accused ...
Jul 16, 2024
French president accepts prime minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the prime minister's resignation Tuesday but kept him on as head of a caretaker government. Macron's office said in a statement that Macron "acce...
Jul 16, 2024
A dam is near failure in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) - A dam near the town of Nashville in southern Illinois was in imminent danger of failure Tuesday after heavy rain, officials said. Some of Nashville's 3,000 residents were evacuating, ac...
Jul 16, 2024
Choinière says he's focused on playing at CF Montreal for now
MONTREAL - Canadian international Mathieu Choinire says he's focused on playing for CF Montreal, for now. The midfielder's name is circulating in transfer rumours after he reportedly requested a trade...
Jul 16, 2024
Members of Tragically Hip named honorary grand marshals for Honda Indy
TORONTO - Members of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip have been named honorary grand marshals for the upcoming Ontario Dealers Honda Indy, organizers of the Toronto IndyCar race announced Tuesday...
Jul 16, 2024
Media companies win court injunction against sports-streaming pirates
OTTAWA - Major broadcasters have won a court injunction to prevent internet pirates from illegally streaming live sports events to online viewers. A newly released Federal Court ruling says the anonym...
Jul 16, 2024
200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs ...
Jul 16, 2024
TC Energy's US$15B Keystone XL claim thrown out by trade tribunal
CALGARY - A free trade arbitration tribunal has tossed out TC Energy Corp.'s claim that it is owed US$15 billion in damages as a result of U.S. President Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone XL pi...
Jul 16, 2024
Third-ranked Canada women to face world's best rugby sides in B.C. at WXV 1
Third-ranked Canada will open the WXV 1 women's rugby competition against No. 4 France on Sept. 29 as part of a triple-header at B.C. Place Stadium. Top-ranked England takes on the seventh-ranked U.S....
Jul 16, 2024
