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Sex assault trial continues for military officer who led COVID-19 vaccine campaign
GATINEAU, Que. - The sexual assault trial of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who led the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine campaign, continues in a Gatineau, Que., courtroom today. The complainant in the c...
Sep 20, 2022

Dental-care legislation one of the first bills on the docket as parliament resumes
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is expected to table dental-care legislation today that will allow the government to send cheques to low- and-middle income families to help them pay for thei...
Sep 20, 2022

Strengthening Fiona barrels toward Turks and Caicos Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A strengthening Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as it threatened to strengthen into a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to...
Sep 19, 2022

US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August, while fewer migrants from Mexico and some Central American countries were stopped, offici...
Sep 19, 2022

Diggs scores 3 TDs for Bills in 41-7 rout of Titans
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes, including three to Stefon Diggs, and the Buffalo Bills rolled past Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans 41-7 in their home opener on...
Sep 19, 2022

Diggs scores 3 TDs for Bills in 41-7 rout of Titans
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Josh Allen threw four touchdown passes, including three to Stefon Diggs, and the Buffalo Bills rolled past Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans 41-7 in their home opener on...
Sep 19, 2022

Stars acquire Lundkvist from Rangers in search for defenceman
FRISCO, Texas - The Dallas Stars were looking for a creative, right-handed shooting defenceman and on Monday they found one. Stars general manager Jim Nill said his team was able to make a deal with t...
Sep 19, 2022

Achonwa, Carleton, Nurse headline Canada's roster for Women’s Basketball World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia - WNBA players Natalie Achonwa, Bridget Carleton and Kia Nurse headline Canada's roster for the upcoming FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. Canada Basketball revealed its roster Mond...
Sep 19, 2022

Montana to allow transgender people to change birth record
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - After months of defiance, Montana's health department said Monday it will follow a judge's ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth cert...
Sep 19, 2022

Judge says alleged clinic shooter can be forcibly medicated
DENVER (AP) - A mentally ill man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services can be forcibly medicated to try to make him com...
Sep 19, 2022