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Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
LONDON - A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments today in the sex assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillo...
Apr 24, 2025
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools. The ruling came in a...
Apr 24, 2025
Stewart Johnston officially begins tenure as commissioner of the CFL
TORONTO - Stewart Johnston plans to ease into his new job as CFL commissioner. Johnston held his introductory news conference Thursday morning at a Toronto hotel. He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who annou...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to "sanctuary" jurisdictions. U.S. Judge William Or...
Apr 24, 2025
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod enjoying life in new Northern Super League
Having played for clubs in the United States, Germany, Sweden and Iceland, veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod has been around the soccer block. And while the Northern Super League is just taking ...
Apr 24, 2025
Illinois man gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The suburban Chicago man who admitted to fatally shooting seven people and wounding dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade was sentenced Thursday to life in priso...
Apr 24, 2025
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. The high court filin...
Apr 24, 2025
Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog
MONTREAL - City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog. Montreal's transit agency says it is now using the French express...
Apr 24, 2025
Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog
MONTREAL - City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog. Montreal's transit agency says it is now using the French express...
Apr 24, 2025
Measles case confirmed in Taber
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been notified of another case of measles in the South Health Zone.They say the infected person was in public settings while infectious.People who were at the Taber He...
Apr 24, 2025