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Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump ally Steve Bannon has asked the Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the...
Jun 21, 2024
NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from criticizing jurors, court staff ...
Jun 21, 2024
Canada lays more sanctions on Haiti gang leaders as violence surges
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing economic sanctions on three more people for their involvement in worsening violence in Haiti. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly made the announcement Friday, saying Otta...
Jun 21, 2024
The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun ri...
Jun 21, 2024
Prosecution rests in the trial of a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
BOSTON (AP) - Prosecutors rested Friday in the case of a woman accused of hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. Karen Read has pleaded not gu...
Jun 21, 2024
Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre seeks to lead Quebec Liberal party
MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre is seeking the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party. Coderre made the announcement this morning in Quebec City, pitching himself as a seasoned politici...
Jun 21, 2024
Canadian player racially abused online in wake of 2-0 Copa America loss to Argentina
ATLANTA - Canada's impressive performance in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Argentina at Copa America has come at a cost. Canada Soccer says one of its players was a victim of online racial abuse following ...
Jun 21, 2024
EU nations agree to start membership negotiations next week with Ukraine and Moldova
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union agreed Friday to start membership negotiations with embattled Ukraine and Moldova, another step in the nations' long journey to move closer to the West and mute Russ...
Jun 21, 2024
Prince Albert event raises nearly $9K for local Special Olympic athletes
Update June 22: Combining money raised through online peer-to-peer fundraiser page with all the offline cash donations, The Prince Albert Law Enforcement Torch Run (PA LETR) raised more than $18,000.0...
Jun 21, 2024
Canada's Gee, Houle and Boivin named to Israel-Premier Tech's Tour de France team
Ottawa's Derek Gee is headed to his first Tour de France, alongside fellow Canadians Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin on the Israel-Premier Tech team. Gee is coming off a third-place finish in the Crit...
Jun 21, 2024
