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Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base
FREDERICTON - Maine's state legislature says it has found flaws in a Canadian study on the use of the herbicide Agent Orange in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base. A report released i...
Mar 4, 2024
French lawmakers approve a bill that makes abortion a constitutional right
PARIS (AP) - French lawmakers approved a bill that will enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution during a historic joint session of parliament in at the Palace of Versailles ...
Mar 4, 2024
Conservatives push for Commons committee hearings on microbiology lab security lapses
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want a House of Commons committee to delve into the activities of two scientists who were fired from a high-security lab over their dealings with China. Conservative...
Mar 4, 2024
Quebec to offer 'X' gender option for health cards, driver's licences
MONTREAL - Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an 'X' gender marker on their health cards and driver's licences. Both Quebec's automobile insurance board and i...
Mar 4, 2024
Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl. Barnes broke his hand in Friday's 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Poeltl dislocated the pin...
Mar 4, 2024
Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military secrets
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about Russia's war in Ukraine and other na...
Mar 4, 2024
MLS reverts to having All-Stars face best of Mexico's Liga MX at Columbus on July 24
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Soccer is going back to having its All-Star Game feature the league's top players facing the best of Mexico's Liga MX. MLS said Monday the July 24 game at Lower.com Field ...
Mar 4, 2024
Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory the...
Mar 4, 2024
Austin Eckroat gets his 1st PGA Tour win by prevailing at Cognizant Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Austin Eckroat waited a long time to become a winner on the PGA Tour. Another day didn't hurt. Eckroat got the first victory of his tour career Monday, topping Erik van...
Mar 4, 2024
Zack Wheeler and Phillies reach $126 million, 3-year deal for 2025-27
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ace Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Monday on a $126 million, three-year contract for 2025-27, the fourth-highest average salary in baseball history at $42 millio...
Mar 4, 2024