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Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation resigned under fire Thursday after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. Republican Justin Eicho...
Mar 20, 2025
108 kg of cocaine seized at Coutts border, fourth major bust in as many months
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has made yet another large seizure of drugs at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta.On March 8, 2025, they say a commercial transport vehicle was pul...
Mar 20, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Ontario sees another sharp increase in measles cases
Ontario has seen another sharp increase in measles cases over the last week as the highly infectious disease spreads among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 470 measles ca...
Mar 20, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs sign defenceman John Prokop to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman John Prokop to a one-year contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. His contract will begin in the 2025-26 season. Prokop will join the Americ...
Mar 20, 2025
Oklahoma executes a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home invasion and robbery
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at ...
Mar 20, 2025
American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by U.S. and Qatari negot...
Mar 20, 2025
Transportation Safety Board issues preliminary report on Pearson airport plane crash
TORONTO - A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport last month says the aircraft's alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. Th...
Mar 20, 2025
March Madness: Winnipeg's Filewich embraces underhand free-throw style with help from Rick Barry
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kyler Filewich doesn't go to the free-throw line looking for style points, just those that count on the scoreboard for Wofford. That's why the 6-foot-9 center from Winnipeg, Man....
Mar 20, 2025
Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after host nations
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ens...
Mar 20, 2025
Poilievre wants 'shovel ready zones' with pre-approved construction permits
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to create what he calls "shovel ready zones" that would have pre-approved permits for major projects resources or energy projects. In a media statem...
Mar 20, 2025