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Lawsuit: LSU brushed off complaints against accused rapist
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State University officials did little to address allegations of sexual…
Keanu Reeves among 2021 inductees to Canada’s Walk of Fame
TORONTO – Actors Keanu Reeves and Graham Greene, retired Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire and musician Bruce…
California prison guard died after reporting corruption
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California prison guard killed himself after reporting corruption and harassment…
Judicial recount gives Trudeau’s Liberals one more victory in Quebec
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial…
City in Michigan urged to use bottled water due to lead risk
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan on Wednesday urged residents of Benton Harbor to use only bottled…
Seniors advocate calls for sick pay improvements, more staff at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA – Forty per cent of British Columbia’s long-term care staff who were surveyed by…
Justices ponder detainee’s rights in Guantanamo secrets case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of requiring the U.S. government…
Black state lawmakers decry flyers showing them as puppets
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Black Democratic state legislators are accusing Virginia’s Republican party of…
Man accused of killing 8 won’t face death penalty in Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting his estranged ex-girlfriend, her husband and…
‘I wish I could take it back:’ Mountie who shot, killed Nunavut man says he’s sorry
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut – An RCMP officer says he’s sorry he shot and killed an…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Mexico returns 129 Haitian migrants to their homeland
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico sent another planeload of Haitian migrants back to their homeland…
South Dakota board to review Noem’s meeting with daughter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general said Wednesday he has asked the…
Push to change racist name of Illinois creek gains traction
DEPUE, Ill. (AP) — Efforts to change the roughly 200-year-old racist name of a creek…
Ex-Army couple avoids more prison time in child abuse case
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Army major and his wife who prosecutors said routinely…
Judge orders Kentucky Democratic Party stalwart to prison
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky Democratic Party chair must report to prison next…
Court reverses man’s murder conviction, death sentence
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s court of appeals reversed the murder conviction and death sentence…
Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years since first tour
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — The Fisk Jubilee Singers’ first tour wasn’t an immediate success, but…
NYPD takes ex-union chief’s gun, shield after FBI raids
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department placed the embattled former head of…
IMF head meets with board probing data-rigging allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund met on Wednesday with her…
Memorial for Babi Yar victims inaugurated in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The presidents of Ukraine, Israel and Germany on Wednesday inaugurated a…
NDP says errors meant people — including First Nations — were disenfranchised
OTTAWA – The NDP has requested an official inquiry into what it calls “numerous and…
Champagnie felt immediate connection to Raptors out of 16-17 teams he practised for
TORONTO – Justin Champagnie has an unwavering belief in himself, and once he sets a…
North Carolina: Apology for the 1921 lynching of Black teen
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A county governing board in North Carolina has formally apologized for…