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MPs debate Keira's Law to require judicial training on domestic violence
OTTAWA - Judges will have to undergo regular training on domestic violence and coercive control if a bill known as Keira's Law passes through Parliament. It is named in honour of four-year-old Keira K...
Apr 29, 2022
NY to move some primaries to August after court tosses maps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York New York will hold its congressional and state Senate primaries on Aug. 23, a state judge ordered Friday. Steuben County Judge Patrick McAllister said that special master ...
Apr 29, 2022
B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for up to seven days after an overdose and will now develop a new strategy with First Nations groups. M...
Apr 29, 2022
Former Toronto FC fan favourite Nick Hagglund returns to BMO Field with FC Cincinnati
TORONTO - A fan favourite during his days with Toronto FC, defender Nick Hagglund returns to BMO Field on Saturday with FC Cincinnati. Traded to expansion Cincinnati in January 2019 after five seasons...
Apr 29, 2022
Man charged in Quebec Halloween sword attack was suffering from delirium: doctor
QUEBEC - The man accused in Quebec's Halloween 2020 stabbing attacks that left two people dead was in a state of psychosis and suffering from delirium, a psychiatrist testifying for the defence said F...
Apr 29, 2022
Day 11 of search: First Nation calls for Amber Alert to help find Saskatchewan boy
RED EARTH CREE NATION - Indigenous leaderswere urging police Friday to issue an Amber Alert for a five-year-old Saskatchewan boy missing for 11 days. Red Earth Cree Nation, the Prince Albert Grand Cou...
Apr 29, 2022
Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, say...
Apr 29, 2022
Canadian faces deportation for alleged naked dance on sacred Bali volcano
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man is facing deportation from Bali, Indonesia, over allegations that he danced naked on a sacred volcano in violation of the country's laws. A translated news release from the...
Apr 29, 2022
Canada's women's sevens squad ready to test its mettle against top-ranked Aussies
LANGFORD, B.C. - After more than a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 restrictions, Canada's women's sevens rugby team will entertain world-class competition at its home training ground this weekend...
Apr 29, 2022
Unbeaten Montreal fighter Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse confident ahead of UFC debut
With a UFC contract under his belt and a hamburger named after him, unbeaten Montreal welterweight Yohan (White Lion) Lainesse is already making his mark. Lainesse, with former UFC contender Patrick (...
Apr 29, 2022