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Canada's Aaliyah Edwards declares for 2024 WNBA Draft
Canada's Aaliyah Edwards has declared for the WNBA Draft. The UConn Huskies senior forward made the announcement Thursday on social media with a video referring to this season's NCAA women's basketbal...
Mar 21, 2024

Former soccer star Robinho turns himself in to start serving 9-year prison sentence for rape
SAO PAULO (AP) - Former soccer star Robinho turned himself in Thursday to start serving a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman...
Mar 21, 2024

No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma district attorney said Thursday he doesn't plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high...
Mar 21, 2024

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won't run in Democratic primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday that he will not run in the Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he ...
Mar 21, 2024

Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act
OTTAWA - More than five years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the government has released its final report of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act. The report is the result of 18 months ...
Mar 21, 2024

Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber's case
BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bias and determine whether his death ...
Mar 21, 2024

Federal cannabis review calls for look at excise taxes charged to pot producers
OTTAWA - A group convened by the federal government to study the act that legalized cannabis is recommending the country review the excise taxes it charges pot companies. A report released by the five...
Mar 21, 2024

House of Commons rejects Conservative non-confidence motion over carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government will not be forced into an election over carbon pricing - at least not today. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Qubcois all voted against a Conservative motion calling...
Mar 21, 2024

Japan's Shoma Uno places first in men's short program at world figure skating event
MONTREAL - Japan's Shoma Uno placed first in the men's short program Thursday at the world figure skating championships. Uno, the two-time defending champion, led the pack with a 107.72 score at the B...
Mar 21, 2024

Data transfer issue may have kept thousands of veterans from being hired: officials
OTTAWA - A technical problem may have kept thousands of veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members from being hired or having the opportunity to apply for public service jobs. Officials say the issue ...
Mar 21, 2024