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Sexual assault rate in 2021 highest since 1996, violent crimes up: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996. There were more than 34,200 reports of sexual assault countrywide in 2021...
Aug 02, 2022
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies to donate World Cup earnings to charity
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he will donate his World Cup earnings to charity. "Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the opportunity for a better life," Davies said in a social me...
Aug 02, 2022
Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and further...
Aug 02, 2022
Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release. If convicted, the WNBA star and two-time Ol...
Aug 02, 2022
Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release. If convicted, the WNBA star and two-time Ol...
Aug 02, 2022
N.W.T. working to encourage more residents to choose electric vehicles
YELLOWKNIFE - Electric vehicles are a rare sight in Canada's North, with challenges such as frigid winter temperatures and limited infrastructure. The Northwest Territories is hoping to change that. T...
Aug 02, 2022
U.S. lawmakers making one last push to reform cannabis laws before November midterms
WASHINGTON - The surprise climate spending bill isn't the only piece of marquee legislation in the U.S. Senate that's getting a lot of Canadian attention. U.S. lawmakers are also looking at a comprehe...
Aug 02, 2022
Expansion of prison needle exchange programs going ahead despite pandemic delays
OTTAWA - Despite pandemic slowdowns, Correctional Service Canada is still planning to expand the needle exchange programs currently offered at nine federal prisons, government officials say. At a pres...
Aug 02, 2022
Norman says Tiger Woods turned down $700-800M Saudi offer
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. During an appearance on Fo...
Aug 01, 2022
Astros upgrade roster with trades for 1B Mancini, C Vázquez
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros acquired first baseman Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles in a three-team trade Monday, and then added catcher Christian Vzquez in a deal with the Boston Red Sox...
Aug 01, 2022