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Judge expresses sympathy, but rules audit of Muslim charity should run its course
OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a major Muslim charity's bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit, saying it is too early to intervene in the federal examination. In his ruling...
Sep 14, 2023
Trainer Kevin Attard has choices to make ahead of Saturday races
TORONTO - Kevin Attard has some tough decisions to make. The Canadian trainer has four horses slated to chase two berths into the 2023 Breeders' Cup this weekend at Woodbine Racetrack. Trouble is, two...
Sep 14, 2023
Argonauts seek to claim division, Alouettes want to halt losing skid
MONTREAL - The Toronto Argonauts can clinch top spot in the Canadian Football League's East Division with a win Friday over the host Montreal Alouettes. After securing a playoff berth last week with a...
Sep 14, 2023
B.C. Sikh referendum will ask if Indian diplomat was responsible for Nijjar killing
SURREY, B.C. - Organizers of an unofficial worldwide referendum on Punjabi independence have added a question to the ballot in British Columbia asking if India's high commissioner was responsible for ...
Sep 14, 2023
All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth in government care enrolling in post-secondary education. Selina Robinson, post-secondary education and ...
Sep 14, 2023
NHLPA execs meeting with Blue Jackets players over Babcock reports
The NHL Players' Association says its executive director and assistant executive director are in Columbus, Ohio, to investigate reports of Blue Jackets head coach Mike Babcock invading players' privac...
Sep 14, 2023
Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to...
Sep 14, 2023
Death toll soars to 11,300 in flooding in Libya's coastal city of Derna, Libyan Red Crescent says
DERNA, Libya (AP) - The Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday that the death toll from floods in Libya's eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300, as search efforts continue, Marie el-Drese, Secr...
Sep 14, 2023
Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state's nonpartisan top elections official ahead of a 2024 presidential election. Democrats say ...
Sep 14, 2023
Youth arrested for bear-spray attack on Sikh teen in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP
KELOWNA - RCMP say they've arrested a youth after a bear-spray attack on a Sikh teenager who was riding a bus in Kelowna, B.C. Corp. Michael Gauthier with Kelowna RCMP says in a statement that video s...
Sep 14, 2023