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Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception
A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state's abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the m...
Jun 29, 2022

Canada extends COVID-19 border measures until Sept. 30, including ArriveCan app
OTTAWA - The federal government will extend current COVID-19 public health measures for travellers entering Canada, including the use of the ArriveCan app, until at least Sept. 30. In a release Wednes...
Jun 29, 2022

Bill Blair says discussions with RCMP on gun ban, N.S. shooting stayed separate
OTTAWA - Former public safety minister Bill Blair says his office worked with the RCMP on the Liberals' gun ban, announced in May 2020, but those conversations had "no nexus" with discussions about th...
Jun 29, 2022

Kinistino looking to win second national Communities in Bloom competition
The Town of Kinistino is facing off against a town in Nova Scotia in a national competition.Communities in Bloom (CiB) recently announced the nominees for the annual National and International competi...
Jun 29, 2022

UFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care ...
Jun 29, 2022

UFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care ...
Jun 29, 2022

Tim Hortons 'suspends support' for world juniors in another blow for Hockey Canada
TORONTO - Tim Hortons has joined a growing list of corporations to pull sponsorship dollars in the wake of Hockey Canada's handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. The restau...
Jun 29, 2022

Ronaldo lawyers seek $626K from woman's lawyer in Vegas case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo is asking a U.S. judge to order a woman's lawyer to pay more than $626,000 for losing a lawsuit to get the international soccer star to pay millions of dollars after...
Jun 29, 2022

Ronaldo lawyers seek $626K from woman's lawyer in Vegas case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo is asking a U.S. judge to order a woman's lawyer to pay more than $626,000 for losing a lawsuit to get the international soccer star to pay millions of dollars after...
Jun 29, 2022

Football hero's killer can't be re-tried for murder
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who killed former a former NFL player in a New Orleans area road rage incident in 2016 cannot be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturne...
Jun 29, 2022