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Family says man received MAID on psychiatric day pass, files wrongful-death lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure'...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadian pitcher Soroka, Nationals agree to one-year, $9 million contract
WASHINGTON (AP) - Canadian right-hander Michael Soroka agreed to a $9 million contract for the 2025 season with the Washington Nationals, who are in need of pitching as their rebuild continues and hop...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadian Matt Campbell advances at Paddy Power World Darts Championship
LONDON - Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell never trailed but still had to hold off Serbian-Austrian Mensur (The Gentle) Suljovic to win his first-round match Thursday at the Paddy Power World Darts...
Dec 19, 2024
Forfeited Hells Angels clubhouse in Kelowna, B.C., sold to the city
A former Hells Angels clubhouse that was seized by the British Columbia government in 2023 after years of fighting in court has been sold to the City of Kelowna. A statement from Public Safety Ministe...
Dec 19, 2024
Sammy Sosa appears to acknowledge PED use, apologizes; Cubs welcome him back into fold
CHICAGO (AP) - Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were ready to welcome back t...
Dec 19, 2024
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government, the Pentagon said Thursday. ...
Dec 19, 2024
Sex trial: Quebec TV host Julie Snyder testifies against Just for Laughs founder
MONTREAL - Quebec TV host and producer Julie Snyder told a civil trial today that she was sexually assaulted by Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon in Paris more than three decades ago. Snyder says ...
Dec 19, 2024
Trudeau's 'fixer' Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis
OTTAWA - Dominic LeBlanc is helping Justin Trudeau hold the house together even as a growing number of Liberals turn on the prime minister. As calls for Trudeau to resign grew louder following Chrysti...
Dec 19, 2024
Alberta says chief actuary's pension plan report offers no estimate of its share
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has heard back from Canada's chief actuary on its bid to leave the Canada Pension Plan, but there's no estimate on how much the province should get. The provi...
Dec 19, 2024
Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, rest of Canada's NBAers left wanting more in 2024
TORONTO - Canada's best men's basketball players were left wanting more in 2024. Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished second in NBA MVP voting for the 2023-24 season, the best performance among...
Dec 19, 2024
