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Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diploma...
Mar 13, 2025

Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law
WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-sto...
Mar 13, 2025

Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies from complications from cancer treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ral M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday from complications from cancer treatments, his...
Mar 13, 2025

Canadian Joshua Palmer feeling very much at home after joining Buffalo Bills
ORCHARD PARK - It might not be Toronto but it definitely feels like home for Joshua Palmer. He signed a three-year, US$36-million contract - $18 million reportedly guaranteed - with the Buffalo Bills ...
Mar 13, 2025

RCMP code of conduct hearing schedule upended over 'unresolved' disclosure issues
An RCMP code of conduct hearing in Surrey, B.C., has been delayed indefinitely due to "unresolved issues" over evidence disclosure and an unspecified "situation" involving an officer who is alleged to...
Mar 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Heath Minister Mark Holland not running in coming election
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he will not run again in the coming federal election. Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his new cabinet will be sworn in Friday. More coming. The Cana...
Mar 13, 2025

Columbine victim's death from health problems related to 1999 school shooting ruled a homicide
DENVER (AP) - The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14. Anne Marie Hochhalter d...
Mar 13, 2025

Varsho hits two-run homer as Blue Jays top Orioles 6-4 in pre-season play
DUNEDIN - Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in pre-season play Thursday at TD Ballpark. Varsho, who batted in the cleanup spot a...
Mar 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver police issue an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim. Police say the boy is believed to have been abducted at a location on East Broadway by Davis Lim, but don't say w...
Mar 13, 2025

Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son's playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds p...
Mar 13, 2025