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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba banned for 4 years for doping
ROME (AP) - Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba was banned for the maximum four years by Italy's anti-doping court on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone. Pogba's positive ...
Feb 29, 2024
Putin pays tribute to Russian national unity as fighting grinds on in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity amid the fighting in Ukraine in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month's election he's all but certain to wi...
Feb 29, 2024
In the news today: Pharmacare legislation to be tabled and "Not a chance" PM resigns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals to table pharmacare legislation Health Minister Mark Holland is expect...
Feb 29, 2024
Liberals to table Pharmacare bill one day ahead of deadline negotiated with NDP
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to table a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in...
Feb 29, 2024
Fair treatment of African Nova Scotians at the centre of new prosecution policy
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Crown prosecutors were handed new tools today to root out systemic anti-Black racism long embedded within the province's justice system. After years of study, the province's Publ...
Feb 29, 2024
Online booking fees 'completely avoidable,' Cineplex argues in junk fee case
OTTAWA - The Competition Tribunal is hearing a second day of arguments today in a case that could decide whether Cineplex can keep charging customers an extra fee for buying movie tickets online. Lawy...
Feb 29, 2024
Saskatchewan inquest into killer's in-custody death to hear from final two witnesses
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan coroner's inquest into the death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a stabbing rampage is expected to hear from its final two witnesses. Jurors have hear...
Feb 29, 2024
New Brunswick government reaches settlement deal with two wrongfully convicted men
FREDERICTON - Innocence Canada says a "satisfactory" conditional settlement has been reached between the New Brunswick government and two men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1983 murder. Ron Dalton...
Feb 29, 2024
Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza kills and wounds dozens
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An apparent Israeli strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday has killed and wounded dozens, according to a local hospital offici...
Feb 29, 2024
Alberta expecting budget to be restrained but with few cuts
EDMONTON - Albertans have been told to expect financial restraint in today's provincial budget. Premier Danielle Smith signalled a turn to less spending and more saving in a televised address last wee...
Feb 29, 2024