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Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It ...
Apr 25, 2024
Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It ...
Apr 25, 2024
Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons. The top court has agreed to hear arguments about a...
Apr 25, 2024
Canada sanctions Iran defence minister, others after missile attack on Israel
OTTAWA - Canada is targeting Iran's defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country's retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month. The sanctions affect two instituti...
Apr 25, 2024
Legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, a welcome voice for a half-century, dead at 90
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole, known for his "Oh baby!" catchphrase, called some of the most iconic games in hockey as part of ...
Apr 25, 2024
Conservatives, NDP demand Ottawa protect Canadians' jobs at new EV plants
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives and New Democrats are demanding assurances from Ottawa that local jobs will be protected at new electric-vehicle plants. Canada's Building Trades Union says Canadian wor...
Apr 25, 2024
Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in...
Apr 25, 2024
New pay model for Alberta nurses who start primary care clinics
The Government of Alberta hopes a new compensation model will lead to more people being able to access primary care.They have released more details about the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program, w...
Apr 25, 2024
Wildfire triggers evacuations, state of local emergency near Chetwynd, B.C.
CHETWYND, B.C. - An out-of-control wildfire in northeastern British Columbia has triggered the province's first evacuation of this year's fire season. The Peace River Regional District declared a stat...
Apr 25, 2024
Skinner has confidence of his coach, but playoff goaltending a concern for Oilers
EDMONTON - Despite some ugly early-series numbers, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner still has the faith of his coach. Skinner gave up three goals on the first seven shots he faced in Wednesda...
Apr 25, 2024