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Greenshields returns but others are missing from Canadian roster for Hong Kong Sevens
Julia Greenshields returns from injury for the first time since December. but Canada coach Jack Hanratty is missing other bodies through injury and 15s commitments ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens. Canad...
Mar 23, 2023
Alberta COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations changing this spring
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health announced that COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations are set to change effective April 1, 2023.In a series of tweets on March 22, 2023, Alberta Health indicated ...
Mar 23, 2023
Parks Canada says new reservation system working well as bookings open in busy Banff
BANFF, AB - Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations.The site wa...
Mar 23, 2023
Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Legislature voted Thursday to advance a contentious bill that seeks to ban gender-affirming care for minors, despite threats from two lawmakers that they would filibu...
Mar 23, 2023
Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators that she opposes abortion and was experiencing anxiety and n...
Mar 23, 2023
EU leaders endorse joint ammo purchases for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within the next 12 months to help the country counter Russia's invasion forces....
Mar 23, 2023
Trudeau mulls response to 'appalling and abhorrent' Uganda LGBTQ death-penalty bill
OTTAWA, Kan. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Uganda to repeal legislation the East African country passed this week to bring in a death penalty targeting members of the LGBTQ community. ...
Mar 23, 2023
Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public
RIMOUSKI, Que. - The victim in the sexual assault case involving ex-Parti Qubcois member Harold LeBel has asked a judge to lift a publication ban on her identity. The woman asked Quebec Superior Court...
Mar 23, 2023
AP source: Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) - The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments planned to hear testimony on other matters Thursday, seemingly further delaying a vote on whether or not to...
Mar 23, 2023
Canadian rowers square off in latest edition of historic Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
Canadian Alexander Bebb knows what awaits Sunday when he lines up for Oxford against Cambridge in the 168th edition of the men's Boat Race. Pain. "It's almost a war of attrition," said the 25-year-old...
Mar 23, 2023