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Tribunal says $40B Indigenous child-welfare agreement doesn't satisfy all orders
Federal ministers and the Assembly of First Nations expressed disappointment Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decided against approving a historic, $40 billion child-welfare settlement ag...
Oct 26, 2022
Judge orders Meadows to testify in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge on Wednesday ordered former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify before a special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allie...
Oct 26, 2022
Man convicted of killing 6 with SUV in Christmas parade
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man was convicted Wednesday of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year, ending a trial in which he ...
Oct 26, 2022
Economy and autonomy likely on the priority list for throne speech
On Wednesday, Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty will deliver the speech from the throne in the Saskatchewan legislature, explaining the government's priorities for the next year and kicking off the legislative se...
Oct 26, 2022
Rights group wants other provinces to end random police stops banned by Quebec judge
MONTREAL - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is hailing a Quebec Superior Court decision banning random police stops and is calling on other provinces to end the practice without waiting to be ...
Oct 26, 2022
Canadian defensive back Mike Daly returns to Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Mike Daly is returning to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Canadian defensive back and the Ticats agreed to a deal on Wednesday, allowing the 32-year-old Daly to return to Hamilton. Daly played...
Oct 26, 2022
3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday, a triumph for state prosecutors after months of mixed results in the main case in federal ...
Oct 26, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit to Ottawa, Montreal
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ottawa and Montreal this week, nearly a month after hosting his Canadian counterpart. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will welcome Blink...
Oct 26, 2022
Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier expect to be medal contenders in every event
TORONTO - Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier were emotionally spent at the end of a Beijing Olympic season spent trying to dodge COVID-19. "The stress of the Games really ate into our enjoyment, especially...
Oct 26, 2022
Protesters rally in Iran to mark 40 days since woman's death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Thousands of protesters poured into the streets of a northwestern Iranian city on Wednesday to mark the watershed 40 days since the death in custody of 22-year-old M...
Oct 26, 2022