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High court: 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 06, 2023

New initiative aims to connect older workers with labour and skills shortages opportunities
A local initiative has been launched to help connect older workers with businesses experiencing labour challenges.The Older Adult Employment Strategy Assessment Project lead by The Golden Circle Senio...
Apr 06, 2023

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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 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 06, 2023