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Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, for attempting to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Five people were charged on Wednesday for trying to bribe a juror in one of the country's largest pandemic aid fraud cases with a bag of $120,000 in cash, the U.S. Attorney's Office...
Jun 26, 2024
Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski advance at Rothesay Classic
EASTBOURNE - Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the quarterfinals at the Rothesay International on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over American Ashlyn Krueger. The Laval, Que. native needed only 78 ...
Jun 26, 2024
Lawyers looking for thousands of families owed money by Veterans Affairs
OTTAWA - Lawyers are trying to get in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who are owed money through a class-action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. The suit was launched after the Veterans Om...
Jun 26, 2024
Premier Smith says Alberta plans to opt out of federal dental care plan by 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province plans to opt out of the federal government's dental care plan by 2026. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Smith says the program ...
Jun 26, 2024
No charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children
LONDON (AP) - The driver of a 4x4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could not have been predicted and will face no criminal charges, p...
Jun 26, 2024
CHL, USA Hockey roll out Prospects Challenge showcase
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League believes it has found the right recipe and partner for showcasing top-ranked prospects. Sprinkle in the intense Canadian-United States rivalry, mix it with NHL sco...
Jun 26, 2024
Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven char...
Jun 26, 2024
Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing scope of public corruption law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor on Wednesday in an opinion that narrows the scope of public corruption law. The high court sided 6-3 wit...
Jun 26, 2024
Kenya's president says he won't sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan President William Ruto says he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. The gove...
Jun 26, 2024
Federal government ends cod moratorium in Newfoundland after more than 30 years
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the province's economy and transformed its small communities more than 30 years ago. The ...
Jun 26, 2024