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Senate passes long-delayed bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment. The Criminal Code changes allow development workers to apply for exemptions from terrorism laws...
Jun 15, 2023
Dominant Verstappen motivated as the heavy favourite at Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Red Bull's Max Verstappen is so far ahead of the pack in the Formula One standings he recently expressed a desire for more competition. But whether that happens or not won't affect his ambi...
Jun 15, 2023
Florida man executed for 1984 killings of teenage babysitter, mother of 2 slain months apart
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man was executed Thursday for killing a 14-year-old babysitter and a 38-year-old mother of two in separate attacks months apart in 1984 while children were sleeping in th...
Jun 15, 2023
Neudorf ready to kick off second term, now Minister of Affordability & Utilities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The MLA for Lethbridge-East is entering his second term in office, and this time, with a pair of new portfolios.Nathan Neudorf won re-election in the May 2023 Alberta provincial elect...
Jun 15, 2023
'Vindication': Appeal court reinstates justice of the peace who critiqued bail system
OTTAWA - Justice of the peace Julie Lauzon will return to the bench following an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling in her favour, which found the punishment she received for writing a 2016 column critici...
Jun 15, 2023
Former Minister of Sport Kirsty Duncan renews call for safe sport inquiry
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan has again called for an inquiry into Canada's safe sport crisis. Duncan spoke before the standing committee on Canadian Heritage, outlining seven steps she believes w...
Jun 15, 2023
Reports of multiple deaths in crash on Manitoba highway
WINNIPEG - A government source says at least 10 people are dead and others have been taken to hospital following a highway crash west of Winnipeg.Another report from the Winnipeg Free Press says sourc...
Jun 15, 2023
Bill that would force Meta, Google to bargain with publishers closer to becoming law
OTTAWA - A bill aimed at getting tech giants such as Meta and Google to pay publishers for news that appears on their platforms is one step closer to becoming law. Bill C-18, also known as the online ...
Jun 15, 2023
Four found dead in Prince Rupert, B.C., home; police say deaths considered homicide
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - There's a large police presence at a home in the northwest British Columbia city of Prince Rupert where four people were found dead. A neighbour, who didn't want to disclose her ...
Jun 15, 2023
State of emergency to be lifted in Lytton, B.C., two years after fire destroyed town
LYTTON, B.C. - Almost two years after a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., residents will soon be able to return to their properties. Council for the Village of Lytton has voted to allow the local ...
Jun 15, 2023