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Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge l...
Oct 18, 2022
Admitted pedophile on trial for kidnapping dies in custody
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate and accused kidnapper who was on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody in Arizona, according to pub...
Oct 18, 2022
Women's World Cup ski races conditionally approved for Mont-Tremblant
Women's World Cup ski racing is coming to Mont-Tremblant, Que. Alpine Canada and the ski resort northwest of Montreal have conditional approval from skiing's world governing body for annual women's gi...
Oct 18, 2022
Two children dead, 46-year-old man arrested in Laval, north of Montreal
LAVAL, Que. - Police say two children are dead and a 46-year-old man is under arrest after officers were called to intervene at a home north of Montreal Monday evening. A spokeswoman for police in Lav...
Oct 18, 2022
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign QB Zach Collaros to three-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros is staying put. The veteran quarterback signed a three-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday. Collaros, the league's outstanding player last season...
Oct 18, 2022
Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine's power, water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Airstrikes cut power and water supplies in a repeatedly bombed Ukrainian city and pounded critical energy facilities elsewhere on Tuesday, part of what Ukraine's president denounc...
Oct 18, 2022
Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Neymar arrived in court on Tuesday to testify in a fraud and corruption trial over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. Neymar and his fath...
Oct 18, 2022
Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...
Oct 18, 2022
Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...
Oct 18, 2022
Liberal cybersecurity bill a 'bad law' that must be amended, research report warns
OTTAWA - A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christo...
Oct 18, 2022