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High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors or retailers trying to halt a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columb...
Nov 09, 2023
Canada-wide warrant issued for sex offender who abducted B.C. boy in 2011
VANCOUVER, BC - A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a high-risk sex offender.Vancouver Police initially issued a notice on November 4, 2023, stating that 58-year-old Randall Hopley failed to ret...
Nov 09, 2023
CF Montreal fires coach Hernan Losada after team misses playoffs
MONTREAL - Hernan Losada is out as head coach of CF Montreal. The club announced his firing this morning in a news release. The move comes after the Major League Soccer team came two points short of t...
Nov 09, 2023
In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers want to make it somewhat official
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old f...
Nov 09, 2023
Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in face in Madrid street
MADRID (AP) - Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to a hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street in the capital, police said Thursday. Police said he was...
Nov 09, 2023
Man United manager Ten Hag under more pressure as international break looms
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - The pressure is mounting on Erik ten Hag as his Manchester United reign descends deeper into crisis. The 4-3 loss against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday was...
Nov 09, 2023
Republican presidential hopeful wants to build a wall — along the Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - It was a well-worn Canadian punchline during the Trump years: someone should build a wall along the Canada-U.S. border. One of the former president's would-be successors says he wants to ...
Nov 09, 2023
Mourinho and Sarri exchange jibes ahead of Rome derby in Serie A
MILAN (AP) - Despite Roma and Lazio being involved in European competition, much of the attention this week has been focused on Sunday's derby match in Serie A and the barbs have been flying. After La...
Nov 09, 2023
Manuel Neuer hails 'phenomenon' Harry Kane for brilliant start with Bayern Munich
MUNICH (AP) - England captain Harry Kane has made a brilliant start in Germany, where 15 goals in 10 Bundesliga games have matched another Bayern Munich great's league record. Gerd Mller is the only o...
Nov 09, 2023
Spain's Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government
MADRID (AP) - Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region's failed secession bid in ...
Nov 09, 2023