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Minneapolis officer charged in pursuit that killed motorist
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis police officer has been charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide in a fatal crash in July that occurred while the officer was pursuing a stolen vehicle, a pros...
Oct 22, 2021
Administration makes final pitch to block Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration, in its final pitch to block Texas' ban on most abortions, is warning the Supreme Court that none of its decisions would be safe if it allows the state law t...
Oct 22, 2021
Jones posts 8-3 victory over Koana at Grand Slam of Curling's Masters event
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Canada's Jennifer Jones avoided elimination at the Masters on Friday morning with an 8-3 victory over Japan's Tori Koana at the Sixteen Mile Sports Centre. It was the second straight ...
Oct 22, 2021
Green Party to drop legal action against Annamie Paul as discussions drag on
OTTAWA - Green Party executives are planning to drop a legal challenge against their leader that brought tensions between senior officials and Annamie Paul to a boil last summer. Two senior party memb...
Oct 22, 2021
Human rights adjudicator can't decide workplace discrimination complaint: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a labour arbitrator - not a human rights adjudicator - should weigh a complaint from a unionized Manitoba health-care aide who alleged discrimination by her e...
Oct 22, 2021
Line 5 dispute 'directly and significantly' impacting Canada-U.S. relations: Enbridge
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Enbridge Inc. are asking a judge in Michigan to consider the bilateral implications of the state's bid to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. Newly filed court documen...
Oct 22, 2021
Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst
NEW YORK (AP) - Millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been charged in suburban New York City with the death of his former wife, Kathie Durst, who vanished in 1982, authorities confirmed Frida...
Oct 22, 2021
Prosecutors seek fine for Benzema in French blackmail trial
VERSAILLES, France (AP) - A French court trying an alleged blackmail case involving Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema and four other defendants will render its verdict on Nov. 24. Benzema, who denies ...
Oct 22, 2021
Ethiopian airstrikes in Tigray force UN flight to turn back
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian military airstrikes on Friday forced a United Nations humanitarian flight to abandon its landing in the capital of the country's Tigray region, several aid workers said...
Oct 22, 2021
Lethbridge councillor-elect John Middleton-Hope excited for future in the city
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A former Lethbridge Police chief will be joining Lethbridge City council for the next four years.In the unofficial results from Monday's municipal election, John Middleton-Hope receiv...
Oct 22, 2021