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Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces judge as prosecutors accuse him of having sex with a 14-year-old
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco appeared in a Dominican court Friday to face allegations that he had a brief relationship with a 14-year-old girl and gav...
Jan 05, 2024
Canada blocks citizenship for Russian activist convicted for blog posts opposing war
OTTAWA - Federal officials are blocking a pro-democracy activist from Canadian citizenship because a Russian court convicted her for blog posts opposing Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Maria Kartasheva ...
Jan 05, 2024
NRA chief Wayne LaPierre says he's resigning days before trial scrutinizing his leadership, spending
NEW YORK (AP) - The longtime head of the National Rifle Association said Friday he is resigning, just days before the start of a civil trial over his spending of millions of dollars' worth of travel, ...
Jan 05, 2024
Former CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis signs with the Portland Timbers
PORTLAND, Ore. - Former CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis has signed with the Portland Timbers. The 26-year-old from Montreal joined his hometown team's academy in 2014 and signed a first-team con...
Jan 05, 2024
South Asian communities grapple with extortion threats in B.C., Ontario, Alberta
VANCOUVER - It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose fami...
Jan 05, 2024
First PWHL game on New Year's Day reaches 2.9 million viewers
The Professional Women's Hockey League says its first game reached 2.9 million viewers. The figure represents the combined number of viewers that saw a potion of the game's coverage, including pre-gam...
Jan 05, 2024
Edmonton Elks sign Canadian DL Cole Nelson to two-year contract extension
EDMONTON - Canadian defensive lineman Cole Nelson signed a two-year contract extension Friday with the Edmonton Elks. The six-foot-six, 312-pound Nelson, who Edmonton picked fifth overall in the 2021 ...
Jan 05, 2024
Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing border
MONTREAL - New York authorities are seeking the extradition of a Colombian man living in Quebec in connection with the death of a migrant woman who was trying to cross into the United States from Cana...
Jan 05, 2024
F.D.A. move to allow Canadian drugs to be exported to U.S. creates shortage fears
OTTAWA - A major shift in United States pharmaceutical policy allowing for the importation of drugs from Canada is creating fears about future drug shortages in this country. The U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
Jan 05, 2024
Canada's first conflict of interest and ethic commissioner, Mary Dawson, dies
OTTAWA - Former conflict of interest and ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has died. The commissioner's office posted a statement on its website today announcing it is saddened to learn of Dawson's deat...
Jan 05, 2024