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Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to sup...
Mar 31, 2022
New B.C. hydrogen office to help investment and emissions reduction: Horgan
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is creating a new office to help streamline decisions on hydrogen projects and proposals. Premier John Horgan says the BC Hydrogen Office will also help the...
Mar 31, 2022
Marshall-Rutty to undergo knee procedure as TFC depth at fullback is further tested
Toronto FC's depth at fullback is being tested early in the MLS season. Canadian teenager Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is scheduled to undergo a procedure Friday on his knee after a second scan turned up d...
Mar 31, 2022
Conservative party says membership data is safe after reports of alleged hack
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada says it's confident data about its members has not been compromised following reports of an alleged breach. A spokeswoman for Jean Charest's leadership campai...
Mar 31, 2022
Beijing bronze medallist and Brier champ Gushue to wear Maple Leaf again at worlds
Brad Gushue's team has unfinished business in Sin City. They'll try to keep the distractions to a minimum - including the end-of-season departure of Brett Gallant - as they try to win a world men's cu...
Mar 31, 2022
Canada edges farther away from NATO spending target in latest estimate
OTTAWA - New NATO figures suggest Canada is even farther from meeting the military alliance's spending target than previously believed. NATO estimated last June that Canada would spend about 1.39 per ...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. government reviewing deaths of two belugas moved to Connecticut from Marineland
The U.S. government is reviewing the deaths of two beluga whales that were moved from Marineland in Canada to an American aquarium last year. Havana, a young female beluga, died last month at Mystic A...
Mar 31, 2022
Province buys motel in Nelson to house homeless
The B.C. government has announced the purchase of the North Shore Inn in Nelson to provide 30 homes with supports for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.The province, through BC Housing, i...
Mar 31, 2022
Afghan interpreters demand Ottawa keep promise to help endangered family members
OTTAWA - Dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked with Canada's military gathered on Parliament Hill to demand the federal government help their family members. The government introduced a special imm...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Joe Biden will use the Defense Production Act to boost production of critical minerals in the United States. The wartime-era law allows the president to ord...
Mar 31, 2022
