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Quebec's auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning
Quebec's auditor general says the province's Education Department was ill-prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shutter in March 2020 and it still does not have a complete picture of t...
Dec 07, 2022
FBI got tip about shooting suspect a day before 2021 arrest
DENVER (AP) - Authorities said the person who would later kill five at a Colorado gay nightclub was on the FBI's radar a day before being arrested for threatening to kill family members and blow up th...
Dec 07, 2022
Quebec coroner questions why witnesses failed to report drunk driver before crash
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is questioning why people who saw a drunk driver get behind the wheel failed to call authorities before he got into a crash that killed four members of a family north of Qu...
Dec 07, 2022
Trial ordered for 5 men in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Five men were turned over for trial Wednesday on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michael Null, William Null, Eric Molitor and Shaw...
Dec 07, 2022
National security concerns prompt bill to modernize foreign investment screening
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will make the most significant updates to the federal investment screening law in more than a decade to address evolving national security concerns. Industry Mi...
Dec 07, 2022
Canada's government will review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is reviewing an RCMP equipment contract with a company that has ties to China's government. Radio-Canada reports that the federal Pro...
Dec 07, 2022
Interest rate not ideal for home buyers in Saskatchewan
With the Bank of Canada hiking its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent, Saskatchewan home buyers are going to feel it."First and foremost, it's going to impact buyers," said Chris Gurette, the CEO of t...
Dec 07, 2022
Calgary will host curling's Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2024
Calgary has been named the host city for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women's curling championship will take place Feb 16 to 25 at the WinSport Event Centre, the same venue tha...
Dec 07, 2022
Peru's president dissolves Congress, which then ousts him
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress on Wednesday and called for new legislative elections, trying to beat lawmakers to the punch as they prepared a thir...
Dec 07, 2022
'More to do' on systemic barriers facing Muslim charities, Trudeau acknowledges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges there is "significantly more to do" on the systemic barriers that confront Muslim charities amid concerns from a federal watchdog that his review of...
Dec 07, 2022