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MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the ...
Jun 04, 2024
Veteran defender Doneil Henry named Simcoe County Rovers' sporting director
TORONTO - Canadian international defender Doneil Henry has been named sporting director of League1 Ontario's Simcoe Country Rovers. The 31-year-old from Brampton, Ont. is one of several Canada players...
Jun 04, 2024
Freeland says committee finding that some MPs aided foreign interference 'concerning'
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy prime minister says the finding that some Canadian members of Parliament were "wittingly" helping foreign state actors is "concerning," but she trusts that law enforcement wil...
Jun 04, 2024
Garland to slam attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland will forcefully rebuke what he described as "unprecedented" attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold hi...
Jun 04, 2024
Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds
OTTAWA - A new report from auditor general Karen Hogan finds government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm, McKin...
Jun 04, 2024
Key federal agencies ill-equipped to fight growing cybercrime threat, auditor finds
OTTAWA - The federal spending watchdog says three key agencies lacked the capacity and tools to protect Canadians from cyberattacks and tackle the growing threat of online crime. In a report today, Au...
Jun 04, 2024
Online streaming services must now pay into fund for Canadian news, content
OTTAWA - Online streaming services like Netflix and Spotify are being told they must start contributing money toward local news and the production of Canadian content. The Canadian Radio-television an...
Jun 04, 2024
Hunter Biden's federal firearms case opens after jury is chosen, with first lady again sitting in
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Lawyers will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter after a jury was seated for the trial while the first lady w...
Jun 04, 2024
Grande Prairie Live Theatre and Northwestern Polytechnic sign ten-year agreement
Northwestern Polytechnic and Grande Prairie Live Theatre have inked a collaborative agreement to work as partners for the next decade.Over the next ten years, the Douglas J Cardinal Performing Arts Ce...
Jun 04, 2024
Highlights from Monday's meeting of Grande Prairie City Council
Besides secondary suites, Grande Prairie City Council discussed several other things at its meeting on Monday, including the following:Unaudited Financial StatementsCouncil had a look at the unaudited...
Jun 04, 2024