45 minutes ago U.S. court tosses hostile workplace, pay discrimination claims against BlackBerry

A U.S. court has closed the door on hostile work environment and wage discrimination claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. executive who accused the company’s CEO of sexually harassing her and then retaliating against her when she reported the behaviour. U.S. magistrate judge Sallie Kim previously granted BlackBerry and John Giamatteo’s request to turf […]

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66 minutes ago Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as […]

Technology

74 minutes ago Teen rodeo star ‘fighting for his life’ after bull kicked him in chest

A teenage rodeo champion suffered a scary bull-riding incident that has left him fighting for his life. Walker “Hollywood” Smith, 17, was taking part in the Space Coast State Fair in Viera, Florida on Nov. 15 when he was thrown off the bull before being kicked in his chest by the animal, WCTV reported. His […]

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80 minutes ago Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case

Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in New York.

Politics

93 minutes ago 5th person charged in connection with 2023 death of Calgary woman found near Okotoks

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on Monday.

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2 hours ago Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of piling 190 bodies inside a room-temperature building and giving the grieving relatives fake ashes pleaded guilty Friday to corpse abuse as aggrieved families looked on in court. Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies […]

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3 hours ago Winning streak puts Toronto Raptors in danger of residing in the NBA’s muddled middle

Paradoxically, the Raptors have reduced their chances of getting their hands on a coveted prospect by winning.

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3 hours ago Quebecer, 81, sentenced to life in prison for killing ailing wife ’out of love’

LAVAL, Que. — An 81-year-old Quebec man said Friday he killed his ailing wife out of love and compassion, as he was sentenced to serve at least 10 years and six months in prison for her murder. Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom in a Montreal suburb that he couldn’t stand […]

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3 hours ago Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Mary Quinn, 35, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after the girl was found dead last month at Wabamun Lake, west of Edmonton

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3 hours ago Canadian defender Alistair Johnston agrees to new contract with Scotland’s Celtic

Canadian defender Alistair Johnston has agreed to a new contract with Celtic that will keep him at the Scottish powerhouse until the summer of 2029. The 26-year-old from Aurora, Ont., originally signed with the Glasgow club in December 2022 on a five-year deal from CF Montreal. Johnston has made 79 appearances since, scoring six goals […]

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