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Hearing resumes into death of man who suffocated in spit hood in Halifax police cell
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Police Review Board hearing is underway into the death of a 41-year-old man who died in a Halifax police cell. A medical examiner determined Corey Rogers died of suffocation on...
Jun 21, 2021

High court sides with former athletes in dispute with NCAA
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over r...
Jun 21, 2021

Not guilty pleas in Jordan sedition trial tied to royal rift
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jorda...
Jun 21, 2021

CF Montreal finds two new home venues as Gold Cup comes to Fort Lauderdale
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will play home games in Harrison, N.J., and Orlando next month. The MLS club says it will face Inter Miami CF at Red Bull Arena in Harrison on July 3 and will host New York City...
Jun 21, 2021

Feral cat population in hamlets to be mitigated with the help of Canadian Animal Task Force
IRVINE, AB- Laying comfortably in his owner's arms, Tiggs the cat feels right at home. But the fact that he has his own family, is a matter of luck. The cat was found abandoned near what is now his pe...
Jun 21, 2021

Wayne Gretzky, Steve Nash join forces with Las Vegas lacrosse team
LAS VEGAS - Two of Canada's most prominent athletes are part of the ownership group of the National Lacrosse League's new Las Vegas franchise. The NLL says Wayne Gretzky and Steve Nash will join golf ...
Jun 21, 2021

Inter Pipeline rejects revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure
CALGARY - Inter Pipeline Ltd. has rejected a revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP that allows shareholders to receive their payment entirely in cash instead of a mix...
Jun 21, 2021

Tokyo Olympics to allow local fans - but with strict limits
TOKYO (AP) - A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has be...
Jun 21, 2021

Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices, making h...
Jun 21, 2021

Spanish leader: 9 Catalan separatists will be pardoned
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said Monday that the Spanish Cabinet will approve pardons for nine separatist Catalan politicians and activists imprisoned for their roles in the 20...
Jun 21, 2021