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Hoggard found guilty of sex assault against woman, acquitted on two other charges

Hoggard found guilty of sex assault against woman, acquitted on two other charges

TORONTO — Jacob Hoggard will likely face more than two years in prison, an Ontario judge said Sunday after the Hedley frontman was found guilty of raping an Ottawa woman but not guilty of groping and raping a teenage fan.
Former Bon Jovi bassist, founding member Alec John Such dies

Former Bon Jovi bassist, founding member Alec John Such dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70. The group on Sunday announced the death of Such, the New Jersey band's bassist from 1983 to 1994.
And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen's Platinum Jubilee

And she waved: Festive pageant caps queen's Platinum Jubilee

LONDON (AP) — In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of thousands of adoring crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day
Christopher Pratt, prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, dies at 86

Christopher Pratt, prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, dies at 86

TORONTO — Christopher Pratt, an esteemed Canadian painter and designer of Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag, has died at 86.
'Top Gun' stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend

'Top Gun' stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — The high-flying “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32% from its opening with $86 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Remote, hybrid work creating schism as popular option unavailable to many workers

Remote, hybrid work creating schism as popular option unavailable to many workers

TORONTO — Employees like Matt Fairbanks are one of the reasons the hospitality and restaurant industry is struggling to find workers even as the pandemic wanes.
Abortion rights advocates say they need more men's voices

Abortion rights advocates say they need more men's voices

NEW YORK (AP) — If Donovan Atterberry thought about abortion at all as a young man, it was perhaps with some vague discomfort, or a memory of the anti-abortion protesters outside the clinic that he would pass on his way to the park as a child.
Researchers: Breast cancer drug could help more patients

Researchers: Breast cancer drug could help more patients

For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein. It’s not a cure.
Use of French at home is only one indicator of language health: Quebec demographers

Use of French at home is only one indicator of language health: Quebec demographers

MONTREAL — Language and immigration politics were back at the forefront in Quebec’s national assembly last week, as Premier François Legault drew criticism for sounding the alarm over a decline in the number of people who speak French at home.
Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo

Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 just became the oldest person in the world to complete a solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific Ocean — and he says he is still “in the middle of my youth” and not done yet.
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