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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
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a n...
Sep 20, 2024
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
Riders look to end seven-game slide in showdown against Stamps
The Saskatchewan Roughriders hope to get back into the win column with a game against the Stampeders in Calgary on Friday.Saskatchewan comes into the contest with a 0-6-1 record in its last seven cont...
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