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Hong Kong proposes life terms for treason and insurrection in new national security bill
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong unveiled a new national security bill Friday that proposes up to life imprisonment for offenses like treason and insurrection, a move deepening worries over further erosion ...
Mar 07, 2024
Shane Lowry shows good form is more valuable than a bad track record at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Shane Lowry knew he was playing good golf because he gave himself a chance to win last week. He also knew his record at Bay Hill was as bad as any course he has played. Good form ...
Mar 07, 2024
Victims of Ottawa mass stabbing threw birthday party for alleged killer just days ago
OTTAWA - A family slain in a stabbing spree at an Ottawa home late Wednesday threw a birthday party for their alleged killer just days ago, says a religious leader who knew them. The father who surviv...
Mar 07, 2024
United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco. Fire engines stood by at Los Angel...
Mar 07, 2024
Researcher finds Kikinahk free bus service has tremendous benefits for community members
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan was in La Ronge on Thursday to discuss his findings of the free bus service operated by the Kikinahk Friendship Centre. "I came here today because we o...
Mar 07, 2024
'I thought he was gonna kill me': RCMP officer testifies at standoff trial
RCMP Cst. Andrew Campbell says he feared for his life when a man, who had been the subject of a near seven hour standoff, jumped out a window and was suddenly standing in front of him holding a machet...
Mar 07, 2024
B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents
VERNON, B.C. - An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia's Interior. Interior Health says pol...
Mar 07, 2024
Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria's northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the Wes...
Mar 07, 2024
Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months...
Mar 07, 2024
Poulin leads veteran Canadian squad at 2024 women's world hockey championships
CALGARY - Star captain Marie-Philip Poulin will lead a veteran Canadian team at the 2024 women's world hockey championship. Poulin was one of 23 players named to Canada's roster Thursday by Hockey Can...
Mar 07, 2024
