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Leafs winger Michael Bunting suspended three games for illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - Michael Bunting pleaded his case. The NHL's Department of Player Safety then handed down its verdict. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger has been suspended for the next three games of his team'...
Apr 19, 2023
Trudeau told NATO Canada can't meet defence spending target, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau privately told NATO that Canada would never meet the military alliance's targets for defence spending. The Post report, published to...
Apr 19, 2023
B.C. Lions owner on board with donating to help save Simon Fraser football program
BURNABY, B.C. - B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman says he will be matching donations to help save Simon Fraser University's discontinued football program. School president Joy Johnson announced April 4 that...
Apr 19, 2023
Northern Sask. physician shortlisted for national award
A man who leads the implementation of public health programs in 33 First Nation communities across Northern Saskatchewan has made the shortlist for the Canadian Immigrant award.Doctor Nnamdi Ndubuka i...
Apr 19, 2023
Excitement building as Northern Bears set to host Esso Cup after three-year postponement
What was supposed to happen in 2020 is now becoming a reality three years later for a local hockey team.On Sunday afternoon, the puck will finally drop inside the Art Hauser Centre to kick off the lon...
Apr 19, 2023
Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law. The high-powered firearms - on...
Apr 19, 2023
2nd abortion regulation bill vetoed by Kansas governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' governor has vetoed legislation that would mandate clinics to tell patients that a medication abortion can be interrupted using an unproven drug regimen. Democratic Gov. La...
Apr 19, 2023
FIFA Women's World Cup trophy makes stop in Toronto ahead of July kickoff
TORONTO - Sarah Gandoin has been to 81 countries and is welcome wherever she goes. Gandoin, from France, is FIFA's senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage....
Apr 19, 2023
Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans' emerging trade-off plans to raise the nation's debt limit only in exchange for budget cuts on Wednesday, declaring that GOP lawmakers ar...
Apr 19, 2023
Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new analysis of the social cost of carbon emissions suggests the cost of greenhouse-gas emissions is nearly five times higher than was previously...
Apr 19, 2023
