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Quebec judge denies bid by billionaire Robert Miller for stay in sex crimes trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied a Quebec billionaire businessman a stay of proceedings after his lawyers argued he was too sick to appear in court next month. Robert Miller, founde...
Jun 21, 2024

Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there is still a mystery
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities. Its discovery over the weekend, and quick removal, revi...
Jun 21, 2024

Senators sign forward Jamieson Rees to one-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Jamieson Rees to a one-year, two-way contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and US$85...
Jun 21, 2024

Canada's men's volleyball team stuns Brazil 3-0, advances to VNL quarterfinals
MANILA - The Canadian men's volleyball team is on an impressive roll as the Paris Olympics approach. Eric Loeppky had a match-high 21 points as Canada qualified for the Volleyball Nations League quart...
Jun 21, 2024

Playoffs for HoopQueens, Canadian semi-pro women's basketball league, start Sunday
The WNBA is coming to Toronto in 2026, but professional women's basketball has been in Canada for years. HoopQueens, a semi-pro league with players from across Canada, will hold the semifinals of its ...
Jun 21, 2024

Homelessness: Quebec, Ottawa announce $115 million for emergency housing in Montreal
MONTREAL - The federal and Quebec governments have announced nearly $60 million a year for the next two years to get unhoused Montrealers a roof over their heads. Ottawa and Quebec are putting up $57....
Jun 21, 2024

Canada rugby 7s men end 29-game losing run with win at last-chance Olympic qualifier
MONACO - Canada's men ended a 29-game losing streak with a much-needed 31-12 win Friday over Uganda at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament. Twelve men's and 12 women's teams are competing for ...
Jun 21, 2024

Ontario public school teachers are protected from unreasonable searches: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Ontario public school board teachers have a Charter-protected right against unreasonable search and seizure in the workplace. The top court's decision comes t...
Jun 21, 2024

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