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Swedish police: Man injures at least 8 before being arrested
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police said a man assaulted at least eight people in a southern Sweden town Wednesday, and that the case was being investigated as "attempted murder." Police said a man in his 20s ...
Mar 3, 2021
Yankees manager Aaron Boone taking leave to get pacemaker
NEW YORK - Yankees manager Aaron Boone is taking a leave of absence from the team to get a pacemaker and intends to return to work in a few days. New York said the procedure was likely to be performed...
Mar 3, 2021
Virtual Women's Day celebration expands reach beyond northeast Sask.
International Women's Day is on Monday, March 8 and North East Outreach and Support Services (NEOSS) is celebrating in a big way.An all-day online event will feature presentations on the eight dimensi...
Mar 3, 2021
Public Health Agency of Canada budgets $5B for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada expects to spend up to $5 billion on vaccines and other COVID-19 treatments. Procurement Minister Anita Anand previously said vaccines alone would cost at l...
Mar 3, 2021
States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surge
Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, 55-and-over Americans and other groups as the U.S. races to beat back the vi...
Mar 3, 2021
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offences against five women in Southern California, including one who ...
Mar 3, 2021
Detectives look at SUV's 'black box' from Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - Detectives are looking at data from the so-called "black box" of Tiger Woods' SUV to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash last week that s...
Mar 3, 2021
Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism
TORONTO - The judge who found Alek Minassian guilty of murder and attempted murder in the Toronto van attack has set Canadian precedent by considering autism a "mental disorder" under the Criminal Cod...
Mar 3, 2021
Strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos becomes third Canadian on UFC 260 card
TORONTO - Veteran Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos will face Luana Pinheiro at UFC 260 on March 27. It will mark the 17th UFC fight for the 35-year-old from Windsor, Ont., who made her ...
Mar 3, 2021
Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as Ottawa professor appeals case in France
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is signalling Canada will stand up for an Ottawa sociology professor facing trial in France, after calls from human-rights advocates to intervene. France recentl...
Mar 3, 2021