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Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty
LONDON (AP) - A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer had not guilty pleas entered on his...
Dec 18, 2024
Captain Andre Rampersad back for seventh season with CPL's Halifax Wanderers
HALIFAX - Captain Andre Rampersad, who has been with the franchise since Day 1, is returning for a seventh season with the Halifax Wanderers. The Canadian Premier League team has exercised 2025 contra...
Dec 18, 2024
Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...
Dec 18, 2024
Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...
Dec 18, 2024
A list of the 88 new appointees to the Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Governor General Mary Simon has made 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Here is the list of notable Canadians: Companion Pierre Boivin - Montreal (This is a promotion within the orde...
Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday is by-election day in Lethbridge-West
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The people of Lethbridge-West will decide who their next MLA will be.The general voting day for the riding's by-election takes place on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.The United Conserv...
Dec 18, 2024
Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight
From public hangings in the town square to lethal injections witnessed by journalists, executions historically have mostly been carried out with at least some public scrutiny. Indiana was expected to ...
Dec 18, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau taking time to reflect: Liberal minister
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau taking time to reflect: Liberal minister Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect ...
Dec 18, 2024
Toronto recreational soccer team calls on league to change gender inclusion policy
TORONTO - A recreational soccer team in Toronto says controversy surrounding its league's gender policy, which temporarily excluded non-binary players from women's teams, has sparked a bigger conversa...
Dec 18, 2024
Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana's 1st execution in 15 years
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister's fianc decades ago was put to death Wednesday, marking the state's first execution in 1...
Dec 18, 2024