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Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
LONDON - A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments today in the sex assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillo...
Apr 24, 2025

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools. The ruling came in a...
Apr 24, 2025

Stewart Johnston officially begins tenure as commissioner of the CFL
TORONTO - Stewart Johnston plans to ease into his new job as CFL commissioner. Johnston held his introductory news conference Thursday morning at a Toronto hotel. He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who annou...
Apr 24, 2025

Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to "sanctuary" jurisdictions. U.S. Judge William Or...
Apr 24, 2025

Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod enjoying life in new Northern Super League
Having played for clubs in the United States, Germany, Sweden and Iceland, veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod has been around the soccer block. And while the Northern Super League is just taking ...
Apr 24, 2025

Illinois man gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The suburban Chicago man who admitted to fatally shooting seven people and wounding dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade was sentenced Thursday to life in priso...
Apr 24, 2025

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The high court filin...
Apr 24, 2025

Diallo wins Madrid opener after late entry into main draw as lucky loser
MADRID - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo made the most of a last-minute spot in the Madrid Open, beating Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-1, 6-2 in the opening round. Diallo entered the main draw as a replacement fo...
Apr 24, 2025

Government receives fourth extension to fix unconstitutional 'Lost Canadians' issue
OTTAWA - The federal government has received a fourth extension to pass legislation to grant citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after the existing law was ruled unconstitutional. "Lost Canadians" is a te...
Apr 24, 2025

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze
CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) - A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire, authorities said Thursday. Ocean County Pro...
Apr 24, 2025