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Judge scolds ex-NBA star Ray Allen for skipping jury duty
MIAMI (AP) - Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen got scolded by a federal judge and ordered to donate $1,000 to charity for failing to show up at a trial after being selected as a juror. U.S. District ...
Mar 24, 2022

4 dead, 1 injured, after apparent fall from Swiss building
GENEVA (AP) - Four people were found dead at the foot of a seven-story residential building in the lakeside Swiss city of Montreux, police said Thursday, with a fifth person hospitalized in serious co...
Mar 24, 2022

Trudeau meets with NATO, reconciling faith with identity: In The News for March 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 24, 2022

Backbench Tory MP running for leadership says he knows his political reality
OTTAWA - A backbench member of Parliament who entered the Conservative leadership race on a promise to trigger an inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic says he's aware of the "political realities" he fac...
Mar 24, 2022

Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts
VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...
Mar 24, 2022

'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity
Cristino Bouvette's mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive. He is a Roman Catholic priest and his kokum, Amelia Ma...
Mar 24, 2022

North Korea fires suspected missile into sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, its neighbors' militaries said, apparently extending its barrage of weapons tests that may...
Mar 24, 2022

Halak contains high-flying Avalanche as Canucks win 3-1
DENVER (AP) - Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesd...
Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine president pleads for worldwide show of support
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy called on people worldwide to gather in public Thursday to show support for his embattled country on the one-month anniversary of the Russian ...
Mar 23, 2022

Wright scores, Karabela and Firkus shine in CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
KITCHENER, Ont. - Shane Wright scored early but his Team Red couldn't hold on to the lead, falling 3-1 to Team White in the 2022 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday. The showcase is a chanc...
Mar 23, 2022