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US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - An official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil, according to a rewritten indictment filed on Tuesday. Ruhollah B...
Oct 22, 2024
Assembly of First Nations and Alberta Premier make joint statement on Indigenous policing
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse and Premier Danielle Smith have released a joint statement urging the federal government to move forward in implementing amendments t...
Oct 22, 2024
Canadiens winger Slafkovsky out for the week with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens say Juraj Slafkovsky is out with an upper body injury and will be re-evaluated in a week. The Canadiens provided the update on the top-line forward Tuesday, hou...
Oct 22, 2024
By the numbers: A look at the women's hockey landscape in Canada
A look at women's hockey in Canada: - In the 2023-24 hockey season, there were 108,313 women and girls registered as players in Hockey Canada-sanctioned programs, which represented 19.9 per cent of al...
Oct 22, 2024
Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down, minister says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it is up to the Assembly of First Nations to come back to the federal government with a clear message about how it wants to proceed after chiefs ...
Oct 22, 2024
John Rustad shares his B.C. Conservative origin story, in postelection message
VANCOUVER - John Rustad has taken to social media to describe his origin story as leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party, which he took from obscurity to the brink of power in Saturday's prov...
Oct 22, 2024
Montreal suburb begins controversial deer cull to reduce population in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Montreal suburb has started an operation to kill white-tailed deer in one of its local parks, after years of legal battles with activists seeking to save the animals. A spokesman f...
Oct 22, 2024
Justin Trudeau says his leadership is not in danger as Liberals brace for revolt
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his leadership of the Liberal party is not in danger, even as members of his caucus prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step...
Oct 22, 2024
Legault 'shocked' by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism controls
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is shocked that a group of 11 teachers in Montreal tried to introduce "Islamist concepts" into a public school. The premier said on social media that ...
Oct 22, 2024
Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin signs contract extension with Israel-Premier Tech
Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin has signed a contact extension that will keep him a 10th season with Israel-Premier Tech. "I'm super happy to stay with the team for next year," Boivin said in a statem...
Oct 22, 2024