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Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the l...
Apr 6, 2023
Alberta premier says politicians cannot talk to accused, but her call was OK
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a week after she was overheard on a leaked phone call offering to help an accused with his upcoming criminal trial, says MLAs and cabinet ministers are not f...
Apr 6, 2023
Court says trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school's girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban...
Apr 6, 2023
GOP lawmakers to vote on expelling Democrats in gun protest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Thousands flocked to the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday to support three Democratic lawmakers facing possible expulsion for their role in a gun-control demonstration, cheering a...
Apr 6, 2023
Thirty per cent of Defence Department procurement positions vacant: internal report
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department report has found that a shortage of procurement officials is hindering efforts to buy much-needed equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces. Recently published on...
Apr 6, 2023
Germany beats Sweden 6-2 at women's world hockey championship
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Celina Haider had two goals and two assists as Germany beat Sweden 6-2 at the women's world hockey championship on Thursday. Germany's Franziska Feldmeier also scored twice, with Laur...
Apr 6, 2023
Blue Jays unveil completed Phase 1 of Rogers Centre renovations ahead of home opener
Toronto Blue Jays fans can expect new ways to experience a baseball game live this season. The Blue Jays unveiled the completed first phase of renovations at Rogers Centre today ahead of the team's ho...
Apr 6, 2023
Local hockey community recalls wait, worry, and tragedy of April 6, 2018
The hockey world moves fast, often at an incredible pace that befits the game itself. On April 6, 2018, however, it seemed to stand still.In a tragedy that touched an untold number of people around th...
Apr 6, 2023
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - An interagency review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, say...
Apr 6, 2023
AFN seeks more time to develop plan implementing UN declaration on Indigenous rights
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution today that calls on the federal Liberals to extend the deadline to finalize a plan on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on...
Apr 6, 2023
