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Protesters condemn Quebec plan to double tuition for out-of-province students
MONTREAL - Protesters are marching in downtown Montreal to condemn the Quebec government's plan to double university tuition for students from other provinces. Protest organizer Alex O'Neill, who grew...
Oct 30, 2023
B.C. coalition seeks 'critical' crackdown on violent retail crime
VANCOUVER - A group of more than 30 British Columbia retailers, trade associations and other organizations is calling for a co-ordinated government response for repeat offenders they say are behind a ...
Oct 30, 2023
Canada to deport Montreal man facing death sentence in Egypt
OTTAWA - An Egyptian refugee claimant in Montreal says the Canadian government is deporting him to face a death sentence at the hands of the Egyptian legal system. Ezzat Gouda has been ordered to retu...
Oct 30, 2023
Toffoli, Johansson, Hartman named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - New Jersey right-wing Tyler Toffoli, Tampa Bay goaltender Jonas Johansson and Minnesota right-wing Ryan Hartman have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Toffoli led the league wit...
Oct 30, 2023
Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services
The federal government is expanding its drug and substance use strategy to try to save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada's overdose crisis. The Publi...
Oct 30, 2023
Wickenheiser calls for neck protection at 'every level' after Johnson's death
Hayley Wickenheiser is calling for mandated neck protection at "every level in hockey" after former NHL player Adam Johnson died from a cut by a skate blade during a game in England on Saturday. Wicke...
Oct 30, 2023
Federal Court dismisses applications against Trudeau's 2020 firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court today dismissed a legal challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's May 2020 regulations banning some 1,500 styles of firearms. Justice Catherine Kane says in a decision re...
Oct 30, 2023
Indigenous group wants Buffy Sainte-Marie to lose 2018 Juno over ancestry doubts
The Indigenous Women's Collective is calling for Buffy Sainte-Marie to lose her 2018 Juno Award for Indigenous album of the year, after a CBC story raised doubts about the singer's ancestry. The colle...
Oct 30, 2023
AHS mobile mammography trailer coming to Brocket
BROCKET, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced that a mobile mammography trailer is coming to Brocket. On November 8 and 9, 2023, a mobile mammography trailer will be stationed at Aakom-Kiy...
Oct 30, 2023
Federal charge says former North Dakota lawmaker traveled to Prague with intent to rape minor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been indicted on a federal charge alleging he traveled to Prague with the intent to rape a minor. The four-page indictment against for...
Oct 30, 2023