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Human Rights Commission joins call for public inquiry on sexual violence in prisons
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission says Canada needs an independent public inquiry to address serious issues of sexual violence and coercion in federal prisons for women. The commission is ...
Apr 13, 2022
Biden approves $800M in artillery, helicopters for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, including artillery and helicopters, to bolster its defenses against an intensified Russ...
Apr 13, 2022
Meadow Lake Council amends bylaw, waiting for arena update
Meadow Lake City Council officially amended the Traffic Bylaw to address parking in the industrial area.Mayor Merlin Seymour said they had brief discussions since bringing the amendment forward two we...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime at Monte Carlo Masters
MONACO - The struggles on the court continue for Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Montreal native ranked No. 9 in the world was upset 6-2, 7-6 (2) by Italy's Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesda...
Apr 13, 2022
Peacock's Sunday package to be called 'MLB Sunday Leadoff'
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Peacock's Sunday morning Major League Baseball package will be called "MLB Sunday Leadoff," NBC Sports said Wednesday. Peacock will stream games produced by NBC Sports for 18 st...
Apr 13, 2022
Bail review begins for Pat King, a key figure in convoy protest
OTTAWA - Ontario Superior Court began hearing arguments to release Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King on bail after his lawyer requested a review of the initial decision to keep him in jail until his tr...
Apr 13, 2022
N.S. mass killer shot himself in head as police were opening fire at gas station
HALIFAX - A public inquiry heard evidence today that the Nova Scotia gunman who murdered 22 people in 2020 likely shot himself in the head within seconds of two officers firing on him. Dr. Matthew Bow...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson joins Simcoe County FC ownership group
TORONTO - Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson has joined Simcoe County Rovers FC's ownership group. The League1 Ontario team says the 39-year-old Hutchinson, a native of Brampton, Ont., who captains Turke...
Apr 13, 2022
Ukraine tennis players juggle matches, war raging at home
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - When Ukrainian women's tennis player Katarina Zavatska first learned that Russia had invaded her homeland, she was unable to pick up a racket for more than a week. Every waking ...
Apr 13, 2022
Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike
LAVAL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's new budget will help Canadians weather the Bank of Canada's new interest rate hike, its highest in more than 20 years. Trudeau told re...
Apr 13, 2022