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Politics trumped legal advice in decision not to revoke citizenship of Nazi in 1960s
OTTAWA - A report on Canada's handling of Nazi war criminals suggests politics played a key role in the 1967 decision to preserve the citizenship of a man convicted of war crimes in the Soviet Union. ...
Feb 02, 2024

Footballer-turned-actor Carl Weathers, who starred in 'Rocky' movies and 'The Mandalorian,' dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, facing-off against Arnold Sc...
Feb 02, 2024

Bernardeschi, Insigne score as Toronto FC opens pre-season play against Nashville SC
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Italian stars Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne both scored Friday as Toronto FC opened its pre-season schedule against Nashville SC. The matchup, at Palm Beach Gard...
Feb 02, 2024

B.C. coroner's inquest jury begins deliberations about deadly Winters Hotel fire
VANCOUVER - The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire in Vancouver two years ago has been stood down to deliberate its recommendations about the deadly blaze. For two weeks the inque...
Feb 02, 2024

Feds unveil web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities
Ottawa launched a new pay transparency website Friday to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulate...
Feb 02, 2024

Court filing discloses personal relationship between Fani Willis and prosecutor hired in Trump case
ATLANTA (AP) - A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a "personal relationship" with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election in...
Feb 02, 2024

NHL to allow players to compete at Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030
TORONTO - The NHL is heading back to the Olympics. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced today during the league's all-star festivities that its players will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Gam...
Feb 02, 2024

Newly signed Justin Turner excited to join Blue Jays squad with 'a lot of talent;
TORONTO - Justin Turner says it's hard to wrap your head around playing for an entire country, but he's looking forward to getting a chance with the Toronto Blue Jays. Turner talked to reporters on a ...
Feb 02, 2024

Turning Rideau Cottage into prime minister's permanent home comes with cost: docs
OTTAWA - Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would come at the cost of creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government docum...
Feb 02, 2024

$1.5 Million in Charitable Gaming Grants Paid to Community Groups Across Saskatchewan
More than 850 groups and organizations across Saskatchewan received a total of $1.5 million in charitable gaming grants from Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) in the third quarter of the 2023-24...
Feb 02, 2024