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Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Republican state senators in Oregon didn't show up to work on Wednesday, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on...
May 03, 2023
No word on which Canadians will attend crowning of King Charles in London
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office still has yet to announce which eminent Canadians will be invited to join him for the coronation of King Charles in just three days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
May 03, 2023
Alouettes' coach fashioned solid CFL career after being drafted last in '08
TORONTO - Luc Brodeur-Jourdain understands and appreciates where Anthony Vandal is. Vandal, a six-foot-three, 290-pound offensive lineman at Sherbrooke, was the last player taken in the 2023 CFL draft...
May 03, 2023
Milan Borjan and Cloé Lacasse honoured as Canada Soccer Players of the Month
Goalkeeper Milan Borjan and forward Clo Lacasse have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for April. Borjan won his sixth Serbian League title with Red Star Belgrade while Lacasse hoisted h...
May 03, 2023
UCP Leader Smith declines comment on Pawlowski conviction in Coutts protest
EDMONTON - United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she won't comment on a controversial Calgary street pastor being convicted of mischief for his actions at the COVID-19 border protest at Coutt...
May 03, 2023
Trudeau announces appointment of new senators for Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that two new senators will join the upper chamber. Jane MacAdam, a former auditor general of Prince Edward Island who boasts more than 40 years of ...
May 03, 2023
Trump lawyers say they won't call witnesses at rape trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's lawyers said Wednesday that they will not call any witnesses at the New York civil trial arising from writer E. Jean Carroll's claims that the former president raped her...
May 03, 2023
B.C. wildlife group shares tips on duckling dilemmas, as dozens of orphans brought in
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia animal rescue group is issuing tips for the public after dozens of orphan ducklings have been brought into its centre. The Wildlife Rescue Association of BC says the...
May 03, 2023
Mooseheads player favours a swig of mustard on the bench to ward off leg cramps
QUEBEC - Sitting on the Halifax Mooseheads' bench Sunday during a playoff game, Zachary L'Heureux grimaced as he squeezed a bright yellow mustard bottle and took a swig. Since the Quebec Major Junior ...
May 03, 2023
Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention
OTTAWA - Balanced budgets and electoral reform are back on the agenda for Canada's Liberals this week as the party holds its first in-person policy convention in five years. The Liberal government is ...
May 03, 2023