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CSIS boss apologizes for response to rape claim, revamps anti-harassment plans
VANCOUVER - Canada's spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment allegations in the agency's British Columbia office. In a town hall this week, David Vigneault told Canad...
Dec 08, 2023

Quebec man arrested in killing of child at home daycare northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a toddler who was found seriously injured at a home daycare this week northeast of Montreal. Quebec provincial police say...
Dec 08, 2023

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-ro...
Dec 08, 2023

Saskatchewan's methane emissions underestimated, rate of releases high: research
New research suggests Saskatchewan's oilpatch emits a potent greenhouse gas at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in North America. Matt Johnson of Carleton University's Energy and Emissions Rese...
Dec 08, 2023

Alberta finance minister says he has not 'flip-flopped' on proposed pension change
EDMONTON - Finance Minister Nate Horner - after promising any stand-alone Alberta pension plan would not follow the contentious Quebec model, then saying it might, then saying it won't - told reporter...
Dec 08, 2023

Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A teenager was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021. A judge rejected pleas for a sho...
Dec 08, 2023

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by the vast majority of Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cea...
Dec 08, 2023

Defending champion Baird squeaks through Big Air qualifying in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Canadian rider Jasmine Baird will have the chance to defend her FIS Big Air Snowboard title at Commonwealth Stadium. But she had to sweat out a nervous qualifying process first. Baird, who ...
Dec 08, 2023

Supreme Court overturns N.W.T. decision blocking students' admission to French school
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that the Northwest Territories education minister erred in refusing to allow students from five families to attend a French-language school. The childr...
Dec 08, 2023

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence is considered a game-time decision to play at Cleveland
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence's availability for Sunday's game at Cleveland will be a game-time decision based on how he feels during warmups. Lawrence was...
Dec 08, 2023