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Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens. The request comes afte...
Oct 28, 2024
What you need to know on Saskatchewan’s election day
It's provincial election day in Saskatchewan.Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and all ballots will be counted by hand following the final day of voting.Chief Electoral Officer Michael Boda sa...
Oct 28, 2024
Toronto FC takes first steps on 'total rebuild,' leaves forward Prince Owusu in limbo
TORONTO - Toronto FC, taking the first steps in what has been billed as a "total rebuild," has declined 2025 contract options on defenders Aim Mabika and Shane O'Neill, midfielder Brandon Servania and...
Oct 28, 2024
Maple Leafs re-sign defenceman McCabe to five-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract, the club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4.51 million. McCabe has thre...
Oct 28, 2024
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces do to the same. Poil...
Oct 28, 2024
At least 40 soldiers are killed in an attack on a military base, Chad's president says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Unidentified assailants killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country's west, Chad's presidency said Monday. President Mahamat Deby Itn...
Oct 28, 2024
Founder of far-right English Defense League gets 18 months in prison for court contempt
LONDON (AP) - The founder of the far-right English Defense League was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in prison for violating a court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations agains...
Oct 28, 2024
Manslaughter probe continues 1 year after hockey player Adam Johnson's death in England
LONDON (AP) - It's been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent's skate during a game in Sheffield, England. A man remains under inve...
Oct 28, 2024
Saskatchewan residents go to polls on election day as parties vie for power
REGINA - Saskatchewan residents will be casting their votes in today's election as they decide who will form the next provincial government. Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth-straight ...
Oct 28, 2024
More than 43,000 Palestinians killed in yearlong war in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says
CAIRO (AP) - The number of Palestinians killed in the yearlong war in Gaza has passed 43,000, more than half of them women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday. The tally includes...
Oct 28, 2024
