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Sentencing arguments expected for man in fatal shooting outside Walmart in Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. - A sentencing hearing is to begin today for a man who shot and killed a shopper outside a Walmart store in central Alberta. Chase Freed, who is 20, pleaded guilty on Monday to the sec...
Jun 09, 2022
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran removing 27 surveillance cameras
VIENNA (AP) - The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday that Iran is removing 27 surveillance cameras from nuclear sites in the country. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general ...
Jun 09, 2022
Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee goes prime time with probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - With never-seen video, new audio and a "mountain of evidence," the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will attempt to show not only the deadly violen...
Jun 09, 2022
Passport delays, BoC annual financial system review : In The News for June 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada takes on Curaçao in CONCACAF Nations League play as contract talks continue
VANCOUVER - After a drama-filled week away from the field, Canada's men's soccer team will finally play in front of hometown fans tonight. The 38th-ranked Canadians are kicking off CONCACAF Nations Le...
Jun 09, 2022
BoC set to outline financial system risks and vulnerabilities as inflation weighs
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will outline what it sees as the key vulnerabilities and risks to Canada's financial system later this morning. The central bank's annual financial system review comes as d...
Jun 09, 2022
Trudeau to meet with Biden, California governor on Day 2 of Summit of the Americas
LOS ANGELES - It's an itinerary worthy of Hollywood: the governor of California, the man who runs Google and the president of the United States. Day 2 at the Summit of the Americas is shaping up to be...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada's women's soccer squad to face Australia, New Zealand in September friendlies
The Canadian women's soccer team will head Down Under for a pair of friendlies in September. Canada, ranked sixth in the world, will take on the Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of the 2023 Women's...
Jun 08, 2022
Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee
OTTAWA - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afgh...
Jun 08, 2022
White House champions summit initiatives despite no-shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The White House on Wednesday pushed back against the notion that the absence of several key leaders from this week's Summit for the Americas amounts to a backslide for democracy as ...
Jun 08, 2022