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Hong Kong proposes life terms for treason and insurrection in new national security bill
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong unveiled a new national security bill Friday that proposes up to life imprisonment for offenses like treason and insurrection, a move deepening worries over further erosion ...
Mar 07, 2024
Shane Lowry shows good form is more valuable than a bad track record at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Shane Lowry knew he was playing good golf because he gave himself a chance to win last week. He also knew his record at Bay Hill was as bad as any course he has played. Good form ...
Mar 07, 2024
New amendment act aiming to modernize Alberta’s power grid
Alberta's government says it is modernizing the province's electricity system through legislation that will ensure Alberta's grid is affordable, reliable and sustainable.The Alberta government has pro...
Mar 07, 2024
Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed
Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without fisheries permits that officials have said are required. ...
Mar 07, 2024
Victims of Ottawa mass stabbing threw birthday party for alleged killer just days ago
OTTAWA - A family slain in a stabbing spree at an Ottawa home late Wednesday threw a birthday party for their alleged killer just days ago, says a religious leader who knew them. The father who surviv...
Mar 07, 2024
United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tire while taking off from San Francisco. Fire engines stood by at Los Angel...
Mar 07, 2024
B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents
VERNON, B.C. - An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia's Interior. Interior Health says pol...
Mar 07, 2024
Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria's northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the Wes...
Mar 07, 2024
Simona Halep will return to action at the Miami Open after appealing her doping suspension
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open this month after winning her appeal of a doping suspension and having the penalty reduced from four years to nine months...
Mar 07, 2024
Poulin leads veteran Canadian squad at 2024 women's world hockey championships
CALGARY - Star captain Marie-Philip Poulin will lead a veteran Canadian team at the 2024 women's world hockey championship. Poulin was one of 23 players named to Canada's roster Thursday by Hockey Can...
Mar 07, 2024