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Simon Fraser University ceases its football program
BURNABY, B.C. - Simon Fraser University has ceased its football program, school president Joy Johnson announced Tuesday. Simon Fraser was slated to play this season in the Lone Star Conference. In Feb...
Apr 04, 2023

Defamation case against 'Freedom Convoy' lawyer resolved outside court, firm says
OTTAWA - A lobbying firm that filed a defamation lawsuit against a lawyer who represented "Freedom Convoy" organizers during a public inquiry says the case has been resolved out of court. The dispute ...
Apr 04, 2023

Transgender bathroom bill approved in Kansas; veto expected
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas bill that would bar transgender people from using public bathrooms or changing their name or gender on their driver's license cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature on Tue...
Apr 04, 2023

Trump makes history, pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has reportedly pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Media reports say the ex-president entered the plea today in a heavily guarded New York ...
Apr 04, 2023

Alberta’s first rural film office and website launches
Officials with the Town of Sundre say the film industry is thriving in communities throughout Mountain View County, and the newly formed Mountain View Regional Film Office (MVRFO) in Didsbury is said ...
Apr 04, 2023

$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock
VICTORIA - Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he's sure he won't be back for another tax season. He doesn't have to after claiming the winning ticket on Tuesday for the $55-million Lotto Max draw on...
Apr 04, 2023

Winnipeg police say another woman's body has been found in a landfill
Winnipeg police are reporting the discovery of another Indigenous woman's body in a landfill. Police say the remains of Linda Mary Beardy were found Monday afternoon at the city-run Brady landfill in ...
Apr 04, 2023

Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky details medical ordeal of recent months
Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky says she has emerged from a medical ordeal that started in mid-December when she found out she had COVID. The 30-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., who has won 89 caps f...
Apr 04, 2023

Canadian basketball player Laeticia Amihere declares for WNBA draft
Canada women's basketball player Laeticia Amihere is declaring for the upcoming WNBA draft. Amihere, who made the announcement via her Twitter account, played her last four seasons with the University...
Apr 04, 2023

Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer's killing, deadly Montreal fire
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is asking the coroner to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a deadly fire in Old Montreal. Provincial police Sgt. Maureen Breau w...
Apr 04, 2023