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Dry cells to be banned for women prisoners suspected of carrying contraband in bodies
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will do away with the controversial practice of confining inmates to dry cells when they are suspected of carrying contraband in their vaginas. Dry cells are es...
Apr 11, 2022
Mariupol mayor says siege has killed more than 10K civilians
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city and that the full death toll could surpass twice t...
Apr 11, 2022
Trudeau expected to make announcement on electric vehicle infrastructure
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today. He is expected to make an announcement highlighting investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The federal budget ta...
Apr 11, 2022
Transgender treatment ban challenged by lawsuit in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Two families with transgender teens and two physicians sued the state of Alabama on Monday to overturn a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 wit...
Apr 11, 2022
Accused in Quebec City sword attack to argue not criminally responsible for killings
QUEBEC - The man accused of two counts of murder in a Halloween night sabre attack in Quebec City in 2020 doesn't deny the acts he's accused of, the judge noted at the opening of his trial today. Lawy...
Apr 11, 2022
St. Louis prosecutor, disciplinary panel reach agreement
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has reached an agreement with the Missouri Office of Disciplinary Counsel in which she acknowledges that she made mistakes in her handling of th...
Apr 11, 2022
76ers' Thybulle not fully vaccinated, can't play in Toronto
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matisse Thybulle took a seat, took a breath and took a moment to explain why he made a choice - one the Philadelphia 76ers defensive specialist admitted he tried to keep hidden - n...
Apr 11, 2022
Fox to televise 35 of 64 World Cup matches on main network
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fox will televise 35 World Cup matches on its main Fox broadcast network, including all three U.S. first-round games in Qatar and all from the quarterfinals on. The total on the Fox...
Apr 11, 2022
Mistaken for mass killer, man recalls shot ‘like a sonic boom’ as RCMP fired at him
HALIFAX - David Westlake is an unbelievably lucky man who still wonders what saved him when two Mounties mistook him for a killer and opened fire. On the morning of April 19, 2020, the emergency manag...
Apr 11, 2022
Blue Jays go on first road trip of 2022 to visit Yankees in the Bronx
TORONTO - It's been a solid start to the Toronto Blue Jays' season, winning their first home-opening series at Rogers Centre in three years. Santiago Espinal said after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the...
Apr 11, 2022