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Law delaying expansion of assisted dying regime to March 2024 passes
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill to delay the planned expansion of Canada's medically assisted dying regime has passed third reading in the Senate. The expansion, which was originally slated for March 17, woul...
Mar 09, 2023

Germany: Deaths, injuries in shooting inside Hamburg church
BERLIN (AP) - Shots were fired inside a church in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday night, and an unspecified number of people were killed or wounded, police said. Police said on Twitter...
Mar 09, 2023

St-Onge, COC respond to letter calling for hard ban of Russian, Belarusian athletes
Canada's sport minister and the Canadian Olympic Committee have restated that Russia and Belarus should be excluded from the next Olympics, but differ on if athletes from those countries could be allo...
Mar 09, 2023

Split verdict for ex-Fox execs in soccer rights bribe case
NEW YORK (AP) - A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-exec...
Mar 09, 2023

Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan books playoff ticket at Tim Hortons Brier
LONDON, Ont. - Northern Ontario coach Mike Harris didn't say a word when Tanner Horgan vented some frustration by smacking the top of a water bottle a few times after giving up a mid-game steal on Thu...
Mar 09, 2023

Prospects Taylor, Brodrique set for their CFL audition at national combine
Jake Taylor won't have to venture far to participate in the CFL's national combine. The versatile University of Alberta Golden Bear will be among 87 prospects participating in the combine March 21-25 ...
Mar 09, 2023

Alberta government announces justice legislative agenda
Alberta's government says it is introducing a series of legislative amendments to strengthen the province's justice system. The proposed Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 is said to incl...
Mar 09, 2023

Poulin leads experienced Team Canada in quest for third straight women's hockey title
CALGARY - Captain Marie-Philip Poulin will lead an experienced squad when Canada seeks its third straight women's world hockey title next month. Hockey Canada released its 23-player roster for the tou...
Mar 09, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden's long-awaited Canada visit to happen March 23-24
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Ottawa on March 23 for his first in-person visit to Canada since taking office in 2021. The White House says Biden will spend two days in Canada, d...
Mar 09, 2023

Former Paralympian Patrick Jarvis named Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton interim CEO
CALGARY - Former Paralympian Patrick Jarvis was named the interim chief executive officer for Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton on Thursday. Jarvis's appointment comes after a tumultuous year for Bobsleigh Ca...
Mar 09, 2023