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Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that s...
Feb 17, 2022
IIHF reschedules world junior event to August 2022
BEIJING - President Luc Tardif of the International Ice Hockey Federation says the 2022 world junior men's tournament will be played this summer in Canada. The tournament began in December in Edmonton...
Feb 17, 2022
California adopts nation's first 'endemic' virus policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an "endemic" approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reacti...
Feb 17, 2022
Members of the Shackan First Nation to return home, more than 90 days after flood
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Members of a British Columbia First Nation who were evacuated more than 90 days ago when a nearby river changed course during catastrophic floods are set to return home. Ch...
Feb 17, 2022
Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U. S. border last month. The U.S...
Feb 17, 2022
Beckie to the rescue as Canadian women tie England 1-1 at Arnold Clark Cup
MIDDLESBROUGH, United Kingdom - Janine Beckie's elegant second-half strike lifted Canada into a 1-1 draw with England at the Arnold Clark Cup on Thursday. The first outing of the year for Olympic-cham...
Feb 17, 2022
Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House
WASHINGTON (AP) - All members of Congress are being invited to attend President Joe Biden's upcoming State of the Union address, crowding the House chamber for the first time since the outbreak of the...
Feb 17, 2022
Onion Lake Cree Nation calls for repeal of trespass amendments
Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) is calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to immediately repeal recent amendments to the Trespass to Property Act.The legislation in question came into force on Jan. 1...
Feb 17, 2022
Former Angels employee convicted in Skaggs' overdose death
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Los Angeles Angels employee was convicted Thursday of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay was convicted ...
Feb 17, 2022
Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using the Emergencies Act is a measure of last resort to bring an end to the illegal and undemocratic blockades that have harmed Canadians for nearly three ...
Feb 17, 2022