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Rail stoppage: Montreal commuters eye alternatives as trains halted for second day
MONTREAL - More than 20,000 Montreal commuters are again being forced to find alternative ways to get to work because of a work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways that has halted trains for a s...
Aug 23, 2024
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...
Aug 23, 2024
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...
Aug 23, 2024
Montreal-area mayors say Quebec government has not delivered on promised flood relief
MONTREAL - A group of mayors from the Montreal region says the Quebec government has fallen short of its promise to increase financial aid for victims of torrential rain that hit the province earlier ...
Aug 23, 2024
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks appears to be slowing: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be slowing down, with no new cases reported in the last two weeks. However, the federal agenc...
Aug 23, 2024
'Making history': Kamala Harris becomes first Black woman to lead major-party ticket
CHICAGO - Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would beco...
Aug 23, 2024
Top Alberta Court allows appeal of coal miner's exploration applications in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Alberta's top court has allowed a southwestern ranching community to appeal the provincial energy regulator's decision to accept applications to explore for coal in the Rocky Moun...
Aug 23, 2024
Trial dates set in multi-million dollar drug smuggling case in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary man will stand trial next spring after allegedly trying to bring a significant quantity of drugs across the border.Appearing in the Lethbridge Court of Justice earlier this ...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has declined to dismiss two charges, including murder, in the case of Karen Read, who is blamed in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is ...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A judge ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, dismissing arguments that jurors came forward after the mistrial to s...
Aug 23, 2024