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Supreme Court decision paves way for Lascaris libel action against B'nai Brith
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada decision gives lawyer and human-rights advocate Dimitri Lascaris the green light to pursue a libel action against a national Jewish group. The top court has declined...
Oct 15, 2020
Local donation helps Rose Garden Hospice get one step closer to construction
A step in the right direction was made at the location for the soon to be built Rose Garden Hospice, as a major donation was officially handed over by local business owner, Malcolm Jenkins.Jenkins, wh...
Oct 15, 2020
Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive
WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Thursday that vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign...
Oct 15, 2020
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Aga Khan lobbying case
OTTAWA - A court ruling today means the federal lobbying commissioner won't be taking a fresh look at whether the Aga Khan broke rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a vacation in the Bahamas...
Oct 15, 2020
Indigenous lobster fishery presses ahead despite confrontations in Nova Scotia
DIGBY, N.S. - A First Nations chief says his band's self-regulated lobster fishery in Nova Scotia will press ahead despite opposition from non-Indigenous commercial fishers that erupted in threats and...
Oct 15, 2020
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to partici...
Oct 15, 2020
Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight
LOS ANGELES - Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it's bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys. The soaring reindeer and Santa Claus figures who starred in in t...
Oct 15, 2020
List of Billboard Music Awards winners in top categories
A list of winners in the top categories at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, held Wednesday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. - Top Hot 100 song: "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus - Top...
Oct 15, 2020
EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning
The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and one organization over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navlany with a Soviet-era nerve agent. The move ca...
Oct 15, 2020
French police search homes of top officials in virus probe
PARIS - French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the ...
Oct 15, 2020