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Alex Murdaugh testifies in his own defense at murder trial
Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense at his double murder trial Thursday to present his version of events. Murdaugh, 54, is charged with fatally shooting h...
Feb 23, 2023

High Court won't hear appeal from media outlet in Jake Virtanen sex assault case
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has refused to hear an appeal from Glacier Media related to a ruling made during the sexual assault trial of former NHL Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen. A B.C. ...
Feb 23, 2023

High Court won't hear appeal from media outlet in Jake Virtanen sex assault case
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has refused to hear an appeal from Glacier Media related to a ruling made during the sexual assault trial of former NHL Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen. A B.C. ...
Feb 23, 2023

Canada's Fernandez and U.S. partner Mattek-Sands ousted from doubles play in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and American partner Bethany Mattek-Sands lost 7-5, 7-5 to Russians Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in the quarterfinals...
Feb 23, 2023

Ontario, federal government reach agreement in principle on health care
The federal government says it has reached an agreement in principle with Ontario on health care. No further details were immediately available after the government made the announcement Thursday morn...
Feb 23, 2023

Buttigieg visits East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment site
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces grow...
Feb 23, 2023

Swing and a Miss: Analysts and experts pan decision to keep Jays' radio crew at home
TORONTO - A radio rightsholder's plan to return to pandemic-style remote coverage of Toronto Blue Jays road games is "very short-sighted in terms of the impact it's going to have," a sports marketing ...
Feb 23, 2023

In The News for Feb. 23: Is Ontario ready for a nuclear-powered future?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 ... What we are watch...
Feb 23, 2023

Federal minister to announce recovery funding after B.C.'s 2021 flood: government
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada's emergency preparedness minister is returning to the epicentre of flooding that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Valley in November 2021. Bill Blair, along with B.C. Min...
Feb 23, 2023

Canadian grain storage arrived just in time for Ukrainian farmer
CHERNEVE, LVIV OBLAST, UKRAINE - Oleh His marches with pride and purpose in rain-soaked mud through row upon row of large white polyethylene bags, each stamped with a Canadian logo and filled to burst...
Feb 23, 2023