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Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, go...
Sep 20, 2024
Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
LONDON (AP) - Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a "monster' who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday. The abuse went on throug...
Sep 20, 2024
Legacy, financial opportunity likely motivated Rogers for MLSE takeover: experts
TORONTO - Experts say rising team valuations and the desire to forge a legacy are likely at the heart of what motivated Rogers Communications Inc. executive chair Edward Rogers to bolster the company'...
Sep 20, 2024
Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old 'to do their dirty work'
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy's death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime. Franois Bonnardel was reacting to multip...
Sep 20, 2024
NHL's Senators, NCC call press conference as arena deal deadline arrives in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission have called a joint press conference on the deadline date to finalize a deal to build a downtown arena. The re...
Sep 20, 2024
Raptors forward Bruce Brown out several weeks after knee surgery
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks. The Raptors said in a release Friday that an update on Bro...
Sep 20, 2024
Joly convenes fellow women foreign ministers to talk harassment, equity in politics
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is convening female foreign ministers from a dozen countries to talk about women's participation in governance and issues like online harassment. Joly is ...
Sep 20, 2024
Victims, including three Canadians, claim former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers say
LONDON (AP) - Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of alleged victims - including three Canadians - of Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, said Friday their clients assert that he was a "m...
Sep 20, 2024
Dutch prosecutors say man arrested after fatal stabbing is suspected of a terrorist motive
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a fatal stabbing in Rotterdam that left one person dead and another seriously wounded is suspected of murder a...
Sep 20, 2024
Could a cap on grad students from abroad hurt more than help? Experts raise the alarm
TORONTO - Experts are raising questions about the need for the federal government's planned cap on international graduate students, and suggesting it may prompt some top talent to look elsewhere. Stud...
Sep 20, 2024